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Contract processing is not a predictable business. Just ask the executives at Request Foods in Holland, Mich.

Some companies’ names are self-explanatory. At first glance, Request Foods appears to be one of them. After all, granting customer requests is exactly what this contract processor aims to do.

Meat processing giant Smithfield Foods Inc., Smithfield, Va., announced a reorganization and six plant closings to "improve operating efficiencies and increase utilization" within its pork group.

Goodwives Hors D'oeuvres will officially open a newly constructed 22,000-square-foot plant in Wilmington, Mass.

Gorton's Inc., Gloucester, Mass., said President and CEO Steve Warhover will retire effective April 1st, ending 23 years at the helm of this frozen seafood company.

James Reits was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Hanson Group.

Reuters reported that Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., will freeze the 2009 salaries of CEO Irene Rosenfeld and 18 other top officials.

The private investor group Mill Road Capital, L.P., Greenwich, Conn., has made a $0.36 per share offer for all outstanding shares of Galaxy Nutritional Foods Inc.

Chuck Carey has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at Randall Manufacturing.

Using coupons, eating fewer meals out, preparing more home cooked meals from scratch, and substituting private label products for leading branded items are just a few of the strategies market intelligence source Packaged Facts expects to see consumers utilize this year.