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Turkey processing giant Butterball, LLC, Garner, N.C., said Keith Shoemaker resigned as president and CEO, effective April 25, 2011.

The nation's third largest refrigerated cold storage and logistics provider, United States Cold Storage (USCS), announced eight personnel appointments.

Refrigerated and frozen foods earned several honors in the National Restaurant Association's (NRA) first annual "Food & Beverage Product Innovations Awards" contest.

Organic fresh-cut salads processor Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautista, Calif., announced three key executive appointments.

Potato products supplier Nonpareil Corp., Blackfoot, Idaho, said it expanded its co-packing partnership with General Mills to include packaging and distribution of frozen potatoes under the Betty Crocker brand.

Growth has meant a name change and plant expansion at Gold'n Plump Poultry, St. Cloud, Minn.

McCain Foods Ltd., Florenceville, N.B., Canada, promoted Frank van Schaayk, president of McCain Foods USA, to regional CEO for the Americas.

Frozen bakery and snacks leader J&J Snack Food Corp.,  Pennsauken, N.J., said it expects by the end of this May to buy ConAgra Foods' frozen hand-held products business.

Twin Cities Business reported that Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Kansas City, Mo., is in talks with HP Hood LLC, Lynnfield, Mass., to acquire Kemps LLC.

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, Mountain Lakes, N.J., said it expects at the end of 2011 to close its Fulton, N.Y., Birds Eye frozen vegetable plant.