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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., New York, N.Y., said it will partner with The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and its affiliate Hain Pure Protein Corporation to introduce a new Martha Stewart-branded food line at retail.

Dairy giant Dean Foods, Dallas, said it will promote Joseph Scalzo to Dean Foods chief operating officer, effective November 1.

Food processors looking to improve product quality, lower costs and increase output may want to consider adding nitrogen to their operation.

The Dallas Morning News reported on plans by Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. to roll out an expanded convenience store foodservice program.

The Fort-Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram said Lubbock, Texas-based United Supermarkets purchased 15 acres in Roanoke, Texas, and plans by next September to build a 200,000-square-foot distribution center.

Talk about getting the word out. Officials from the Wild Blueberry Association of North America (WBANA) in Old Town, Maine, have traveled out to California to promote blueberries and the benefits of frozen foods.

With an expanding ethnic population calling the United States "home," a new report from Chicago researcher Mintel shows sales of ethnic foods have climbed steadily since 2004.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., today pledged to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015.

The Schwan Food Company, Marshall, Minn., said Patrick Bowe joined the company's board of directors.

Jack Brown, chairman, president and CEO of Stater Bros. Holdings, Inc. said Stater Bros.Markets, completed the sale of Santee Dairies to Dallas-based Dean Foods Inc.