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Nestle S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, said its Nestle USA business will officially open its "state-of-the-art" aseptic products factory.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said it will idle three of its 32 U.S. chicken processing plants by mid-May as part of a corporate restructuring plan.

National retailer Wal-Mart Stores approved Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., as a third-party consolidator for Wal-Mart suppliers.

Despite some thoughts of moving a new plant south of Syracuse, N.Y., Great Lakes Cheese, Hiram, Ohio, will finish a $67 million facility in Adams, N.Y.

Cheese and cultured products giant Schreiber Foods Inc., Green Bay, Wis., promoted Staci Kring to vice president-retail sales.

Frozen food processors elected Ray Walker, Patterson Vegetable Co., as 2009 chairman of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI).

Several Unilever U.S. officials will be promoted this April, in keeping with a global Unilever management reshuffling just announced by CEO Paul Polman, according to London's Daily Telegraph.

Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, said it joined with customer United States Cold Storage (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., to donate $3,000 for a child in California's "Wish Upon a Star" program.

Unable to resolve U.S. government anti-trust concerns, Brazil's JBS S.A., Sao Paulo, said it terminated discussions to buy National Beef Packing Co.

Four dairy and government entities have formed the National Dairy Research Program (NDRP), billed as a “significant step forward” to coordinate and leverage research involving future dairy products and ingredients.