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Global frozen foods giant McCain Foods Limited, Toronto, said it appointed Dirk Van de Put as president and CEO and a director of the company.

Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it opened its $140 million-plus sliced meats plant in Kansas City, Kan.

First lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack introduced the federal goverment's new food icon, MyPlate.

Frozen pizza marketer Fresh Harvest Products Inc., New York, N.Y., and frozen organic burrito and entree processor EVOL Foods, Boulder, Colo., each announced capital growth and financing plans.

Broadline seafood processor Fishery Products International Inc. (FPI), Danvers, Mass., said it hired three people to bolster its foodservice program and grow in key sales channels.

Sealed Air Corp., the Elmwood Park, N.J., parent to Cryovac, said it agreed to purchase global cleaning and sanitation services supplier Diversey Holdings Inc.

Packaging equipment supplier Triangle Package Machinery Co., Chicago, said it hired Kim Magon as marketing manager.

AdvancePierre Foods, Cincinnati, said it purchased Barber Foods, a Portland, Maine, processor of stuffed chicken breasts and other chicken products.

Diversified ingredients and minerals supplier SunOpta Inc., Toronto, said it sold frozen fruit processing equipment located in Salinas, Calif., to strawberry processor Cal Pacific Specialty Foods, LLC, Moss Landing, Calif.

Avocado products processor Calavo Growers, Inc., Santa Paula, Calif., said it agreed to buy Renaissance Food Group (RFG), LLC, a Rancho Cordova, Calif., processor of retail fresh-cut fruit and vegetables.