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Mexican restaurant foods are more popular than ever, says foodservice industry researcher Technomic Inc., Chicago.

The (White Plains, N.Y.) Journal News reported that Sabra Dipping Company LLC expects by early 2011 to move its corporate headquarters to a 30,000-sq.-ft. office in White Plains, N.Y.

Maxwell Farms, LLC, Goldsboro, N.C., and Seaboard Corporation,  Merriam, Kan., said they finalized a nine-month purchase of turkey processor Butterball, LLC from Murphy-Brown, LLC.

Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich., said President & CEO David Mackay plans to retire effective Jan. , 2011.

Pittsburgh, Pa., retailer Giant Eagle Inc. opened a refrigerated foods plant in Freedom, Pa., to process and supply refrigerated fresh-cut fruit, soups and other products to area stores.

Meat industry veteran William Geoppinger, the former president & CEO of Sara Lee Foods, has joined investment committees for Stockwell Capital LLC and its affiliate, Glencoe Capital, LLC.

'Tis the season -- to make predictions. And McCormick & Company, Inc. predicts that America’s preference for more complex and intense taste experiences will shape next year's taste trends.

What's hot when it comes to restaurant menu trends? The National Restaurant Association (NRA) says it put that question directly to more than 1,500 professional chefs.

As lawmakers move to legislate healthier eating in the U.S., it appears that Americans are beating them to the punch, says The NPD Group, Chicago.

The Modesto (Calif.) Bee reported that Modesto-based Foster Farms agreed to buy two ice cream plants in Sacramento, Calif.; and Salem, Ore., from Matterhorn Group Inc.