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Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., submitted a unilaterally binding offer to acquire all outstanding shares of The Hillshire Brands Co.

Columbus Foods, San Francisco, expanded its deli meat production capabilities through a new partnership with Harris Ranch Beef Co., Selma, Calif.

Danone announced plans to close its Casale Cremasco, Italy; Hagenow, Germany; and Budapest, Hungary, facilities.

Dot Foods, Mt. Sterling, Ill., announced plans to take its foodservice redistribution concept abroad via a joint venture company with Mexico-based RJ Alimentos.

Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods and the creator of the Readers’ Choice Best New Retail Products contest talked exclusively with Dionne Laslo-Baker, founder and CEO of DeeBee’s Organics, to talk more in-depth about the contest, the product and what’s in store for the future.

The votes are in for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ Readers’ Choice Best New Retail Products contest. Congratulations to Sweet Earth Natural Foods, Moss Landing, Calif., for tying for first place with a total of 1,262 votes for its plant-based Seitan bacon.

Seegrid Corp., Pittsburgh, announced a strategic partnership with Topco Associates LLC, Elk Grove Village, Ill., to provide vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to Topco members.

Kraft Foods Group named George Zoghbi to the newly created position of vice chairman, operations, R&D, sales and strategy.

American Capital, Ltd., Bethesda, Md., announced that its portfolio company SMG Holdings, Inc., West Conshohocken, Pa., acquired Premier Food Services, a San Diego, Calif.-based provider of outsourced food and beverage services to the entertainment and conference venue management industry.

Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Sioux City, Iowa, concluded a construction project at its Napoleon, Ohio, processing facility.