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Is Indian out? Is Chinese in?

The National Restaurant Association put these and other questions together when it teamed up with the American Culinary Foundation (ACF) to survey more than 1,200 ACF members.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., said it agreed to purchase a 60 percent interest in China's Shandong Xinchang Group.

Bret Weaver has succeeded Troy Hendricks as president and chief executive officer at H.C. Brill Company Inc.

Industry experts say Mediterranean cuisine is popping up more frequently in refrigerated and frozen entrees, snacks and appetizers as well as on foodservice menus nationwide.

Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design-build firm, said it completed a 260,000-square-foot refrigerated and frozen food distribution center in Rocky Hill, Conn., for Burris Logistics.

Diversified frozen food giant Schwan Food Company, Marshall, Minn., said it hired Yvonne La Penotiere as the company's first chief strategy and marketing officer.

The Buffalo (N.Y.) News reported that Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, will use Allied Frozen Storage, West Seneca, N.Y., for northeast storage and distribution.

SunOpta Inc., Toronto, said a newly formed business unit completed several deals, primarily in Central America, to bolster organic fruit and vegetable supply capabilities.

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, said its Bosch Packaging Technology Division agreed to purchase Paal Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG in Remshalden, Germany.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., last week marked 50 years in poultry processing.