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Kellogg Co. said it purchased the assets of IndyBake Products LLC and Brownie Products Co., a private contract manufacturing business that produces cracker, cookie and frozen dough products.

Nestle S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, said it promoted Luis Cantarell to executive vice president and Head of Zone Americas, effective immediately.

Interstate Warehousing Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., said it completed a 135,000-square-foot, Phase II addition at the company's three-year-old Franklin, Ind., site, near Indianapolis.

In advance of its Sept. 18 financial release, ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., said that "underperformance" in the company's Consumer Foods segment will impact first quarter 2009 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations.

United States Cold Storage, Voorhees, N.J., said it hired cold storage industry veteran Sam Spicher as vice president of sales, Northwest.

Citing feed ingredient costs, Butterball LLC, Raleigh, N.C., said it will eliminate 265 more jobs at its Longmont, Colo., plant and cease turkey slaughtering operations there.

There's a McCain on the campaign trail . . . McCain Foods USA, that is.

Atlanta-based AmeriCold Logistics, the nation's largest public refrigerated warehouse and logistics services provider, said it hired Jos Opdeweegh as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

After years of dining out, consumers are returning to their home kitchens, and one reason is the increased demand for a more nutritious diet.

You could say that the last five years have been a whirlwind for Rosina Food Products, Buffalo, N.Y. Actually, you don’t have to; Chief Operating Officer Roger Palczewski will say it for you.