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Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. , Cypress, Calif., said it named Rick Dutkiewicz interim president and CEO at Real Mex Foods.

Looking for that next dessert product development idea? The Food Channel, Chicago, has identified what it believes are the most significant food trends in dessert for 2011.

Most shopper behavior studies dissect shoppers by income, ethnicity and/or geographic location, but very few focus on shopping habits of men versus women.

Consumers recently polled by Technomic say they eat chicken more frequently than any other type of meat.

Packaging equipment supplier Bradman Lake Inc., Rock Hill, S.C., said it promoted Scott Hogan to engineering manager.

CJ Foods, Commerce, Calif., used the National Restaurant Show in Chicago to debut a new Asian foods foodservice business through CJ Omni Inc.

In a recent first quarter earnings release, West Coast restaurant operator Real Mex, Cypress, Calif., noted that -- although restaurant sales are down -- the company is continuing to expand its manufacturing.

Cono Italiano, Inc., Red Bank, N.J., said it purchased equipment to process its Pizza Cono product, a unique cone-shaped frozen pizza for QSR, take-out and leisure foodservice operations.

The United Kingdom's Garry Tilburn, managing director of Reed Boardall Cold Storage Ltd., North Yorkshire, will serve as 2011-12 chairman for the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.

Members of the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) recently elected Janice Scott as 2011-12 chairperson for the Alexandria, Va.-based group.