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The economic downturn can be blamed for a number of lifestyle changes, but causing Americans to cook more is not one of them, according to The 24th Annual Report on Eating Patterns in America, recently released by The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.

The Top 100 limited-service sandwich chains grew sales by 8.6 percent in 2008, to $20.3 billion.

Organic fresh produce grower and shipper Organic Alliance Inc., Salinas, Calif., announced two personnel appointments.

Packaging equipment supplier Kliklok-Woodman, Decatur, Ga., said its flagship endload cartoner, the CELOX, earned one of the packaging industry’s most coveted awards: the StarPack Gold Award for “packaging machinery of excellence.”

Seltzer Companies CEO Richard Hazel announced that Carlsbad, Calif., suppliers Seltzer Nutritional Technologies and Seltzer Ingredients -- supplier of nutritional ingredients, colors and micronutrients -- have been combined and renamed as Glanbia Nutritionals Inc.

Global ingredient supplier Bunge Ltd., White Plains, N.Y., announced to  promotions effective January 1, 2010.

Refrigerated deli salads and entree processor Blue Ridge Farms, Brooklyn, N.Y., said it hired Mark Kleinman as CEO.

Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, said it promoted Neil Horn and Scott Mark.

Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell said state investments will help Kehe Food Distributors, a specialist in natural and specialty foods, open a new $6.2 million distribution center in Allentown, Pa.

The Network of Executive Women (NEW) said it honored Diane Knaus, retail team leader for Kellogg Company, with NEW's "Bobbie O’Hare Award" for 2009.