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Although consumers are still reeling from the aftershock created by the global economic crisis, they have learned lessons, changed behaviors, adapted and created a new way of life.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, said it promoted Jeffrey D. Burt  to group vice president of perishables merchandising and procurement.

T.G.I. Friday's says it "has paid close attention to the evolving tastes of its consumers" and answered the call with more than 20 "fresh and exciting" new dishes.

As more consumers take a "green" approach to purchases, food retailers are turning to their product processor-vendors for greater evidence of sustainability initiatives.

JBS USA, Greeley, Colo., has been talking to Pekin, Ill., city officials about building a pork processing facility in that central Illinois town.

Reuters reported that Nestle SA, the world's biggest food company, plans to expand in the United States' bottled tea and frozen food markets.

Frozen entree leader Nestle Prepared Foods Company, Solon, Ohio, said it will cut sodium content in its products by another 10 percent from reductions made earlier this decade.

When it first tracked America's eating behaviors 30 years ago, The NPD Group, Chicago, learned that 72 percent of main dishes at dinner were homemade.

Meat and poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., said restaurant operator McDonald's USA recently honored Tyson as the chain's 2010 Supplier of the Year.

Frozen Italian products processor Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc., Hayward, Calif., said it posted record third quarter sales and profits compared to the year before.