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New product tracker Mintel International, Chicago, says there are fewer new retail products as processors cope with a changing economy.

Frozen pizza and hand-held entree processor Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., said it hired industry veteran Brian Demos to lead Little Lady's R&D and technical services departments.

Citing cost concerns, Dean Foods Co., Dallas, said it plans this fall to close dairies in Flint, Mich., and Lincoln, Neb.

Looking to increase its Northeast distribution, edible oils supplier Bunge North America, St. Louis, said it purchased the assets of Mid-Atlantic Vegetable Shortening Inc.

Growers Marketing LLC, Salinas Valley, Calif., will begin marketing and distributing Green Giant Fresh commodity produce items under terms of a new sub-licensing agreement with The Scholl Group.

Ajinomoto Co., Tokyo, Japan, said its Ajinomoto Frozen Foods USA business will increase its Portland, Ore., plant capacity by 20 percent.

To help food processors and customers more accurately and objectively assess refrigerated shelf life quality, the Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA), Atlanta, has revised -- and now published -- an authoritative protocol study.

Global foods giant Unilever PLC, London, said it is the first food processor to set worldwide goals for salt reduction across its entire food portfolio.

Global food processing equipment supplier JBT FoodTech, Sandusky, Ohio, promoted Chad Goecke to business planner-market services.

Frozen Asian entree processor Kahiki Foods Inc., Gahanna, Ohio, hired 27-year veteran Don Blumenthal as foodservice division vice president.