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Convenience store retailer 7-Eleven Inc., Dallas, said it hired Jesus H. Delgado-Jenkins as senior vice president of merchandising and logistics.

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven Inc., Dallas, has been testing sales of whole roasted chicken at some downtown Chicago stores this week, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Having started with Northfield freezing in 1985, Bud Martinson is now back in Northfield's original building -- as director of sales for spiral freezing systems supplier NTFE America.

Dorada Poultry, Oklahoma City, Okla., said it expects by mid-2011 to operate a former Tyson Foods Inc. plant in Ponca City, Okla.

George Weston Limited, Toronto, said its U.S. frozen bakery subsidiary, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC, agreed to purchase Keystone Bakeries LLC for USD $185 million.

Mozzarella cheese giant Leprino Foods Inc., Denver, expects by next fall to complete the first phase of a $270 million cheese processing facility in Greeley, Colo.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P), Montvale, N.J., said it hired Tom O’Boyle for a new position of executive vice president.

Smoked meats processor Texas Hill Country Barbecue, Inc. (THCB), Dallas, said it formed a restaurant and hospitality division to develop and franchise restaurants.

Chicken processor Sanderson Farms Inc., Laurel, Miss., reportedly expanded its site selection process for a second North Carolina processing facility.

Frozen sandwich processor Deli Express, Eden Prairie, Minn., said that after making a  2010 second quarter donation of $50,745, it has surpassed $250,000 in total donations to the National Military Family Association.