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CSM Bakery Supplies North America (CSM BSNA) Schaumburg, Ill., said it expects in March to acquire Best Brands Corp., a Minnetonka, Minn.-based supplier of frozen bakery goods and bakery ingredients.

The International Association for Cold Storage Construction (IACSC) elected new board officers and board members during the group's 2009 IACSC Conference & Expo, last November in New Orleans.

Tony's Fine Foods, West Sacramento, Calif., said it agreed to buy Columbus Distributing Inc., the Hayward, Calif., perishable foods distribution division of Columbus Foods LLC.

Great Dane Trailers, Savannah, Ga., said it purchased Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, a Rice Lake, Wis., supplier of insulated fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies and all-electric refrigeration solutions.

After several years of restructuring, ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., is just getting started with new growth efforts.

As financial markets recover, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in U.S. food and agriculture are likely to build in 2010, according to a new report from Rabobank, New York, N.Y.

Frozen yogurt sales boosted fourth quarter and full-year sales and earnings at YoCream International, Inc.

Restaurants and foodservice establishments serving up convenience are poised to do well in this post-recession economy.

Consumers' frugal behaviors -- adopted during the recession -- are becoming engrained and reflect a "new normal" approach to shopping, dining, and eating preferences, says market research publisher Packaged Facts.

Tokyo-based Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. last week said it will build its first U.S. production facility by 2012 and extend sales of its signature probiotic drink, Yakult.