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True to earlier statements, Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., is emphasizing product improvement and incremental new items over dramatic, out-of-the-blue innovations.

Better for you foods -- including organic and light or low-calorie options -- will be among the fastest growing food trends during the next decade.

National Dairy LLC, Houston, said it purchased Promised Land Dairy Distribution Inc., a San Antonio, Texas-based processor of all natural milks, half and half and heavy whipping cream.

Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., New York, N.Y., said it purchased a controlling 51 percent interest in Hain Pure Protein Corp.

Bemis Company Inc., Neenah, Wis., said it agreed to buy the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging for $1.2 billion from Rio Tinto plc.

To expand its Northwest presence, United States Cold Storage (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., has constructed and now opened a 1.8 million-cubic-foot public refrigerated warehouse in Clearfield, Utah.

Atlas Cold Storage and VersaCold, Iceland's Hf. Eimskipafelag Islands (Eimskip) Reykjavik, exited the cold storage business.

Refrigerated yogurt, frozen pizza, frozen vegetables and more contributed to "strong growth" during fiscal 2009 at General Mills Inc.

Case-ready retail supplier Sea Star Seafood Corp., Marlborough, Mass., hired George Kouri as chief operating officer.

ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., expects by next spring to complete $92 million worth of capital improvements to its Russellville, Ark., frozen entree plant.