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The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) said it elected four officers and seven members to AFFI's board of directors.

Interstate Warehousing Inc., Ft. Wayne, Ind., said it expects by June to complete an 80,000-square-foot addition to its Murfreesboro, Tenn., cold storage warehouse.

Wanting to address industry concerns about its upcoming April convention and exhibition, the American Meat Institute issued a press statement today from AMI President J. Patrick Boyle.

The Central Valley Fund (CVF), Davis, Calif., said it made a  preferred stock investment of $3.5 million in Paleteria La Michoacana, LLC (PLM).

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC., Mountain Lakes, N.J., said its Aunt Jemima Frozen Breakfast brand launched the first of a three-part social video series starring real employees.

Saputo Inc., Montreal, said it agreed to acquire Fairmount Cheese Holdings Inc., the parent company of DCI Cheese Company Inc., for $270.5 million.

Gluten-free foods marketer Schar USA Inc., Lyndhurst, N.J., expects by early next year to build a 50,000-square-foot bakery in Gloucester County, N.J.

Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., said it will spend $2 million to expand a Decatur, Mich., cold storage facility used by Dole Packaged Foods.

Diversified foods giant Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Vancouver, B.C., said it agreed to buy   Canada Bread Company Limited's pre-packaged sandwich operations and related direct-to-store delivery (DSD) networks.

The Janesville (Wis.) Gazette reported that Pinnacle Foods Group, Mountain Lakes, N.J., is considering an expansion to its Birds Eye Frozen Division vegetable plant in Darien, Wis.