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ConAgra Foods Inc. said it promoted Andre Hawaux, previously executive vice president and chief financial officer, to president of Consumer Foods.

Frozen foods giant Schwan Food Co. said it has cut jobs for the second time in four months, reports the Associated Press.

The Lufkin (Texas) Daily News reported that Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, will eliminate 450 of 1,650 positions at its Nacoghoches, Texas, plant.

Prepared meat and sandwich processor Pierre Foods Inc., Cincinnati, said Dean Hollis and Margaret Cannella joined the company's board of directors.

San Francisco private equity investor Bay Grove Capital LLC said it purchased Seafreeze Cold Storage, Seattle, for an undisclosed amount from Japan's Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

Supermarket industry media reported yesterday that the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) signed a "joint memorandum of understanding" to consider merging their annual executive conferences.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Oakland, said it plans in April to close a Houston ice cream plant and transfer its production to four other facilities.

The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald said Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, plans to eliminate a nighttime chicken processing shift at its Athens plant.

Tyson Foods Inc.'s next chief executive officer will be selected from the Springdale, Ark.-based company's internal pool of management.

Since the ancient Greeks gobbled grapes, seafood and wine while donning togas and sandals, food and fashion have shared a complementary relationship. Yet, today the typical refrigerated and frozen food processor doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time, energy or marketing dollars exploring the partnership.