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SJohn Bean Technologies Corporation (JBT), Chicago, said it has named Steve Smith vice president and division manager for the JBT FoodTech Food Processing Systems division.

The Gloucester (Mass.) Times reported that frozen seafood processor Gorton's expects by late next year to add another production line to its Gloucester-based plant.

The Wall Street Journal reported that global snacks and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., plans to introduce a U.S. yogurt line through a coming joint venture with European dairy dairy leader Theo Müller GmbH & Co. KG.

Small frozen pretzel business becomes $750 million giant in frozen bakery foods, snacks and specialties.

Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods, Inc., Ward Hill, Mass., said it hired Bruce J. Rubin, as vice president.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, N.Y., said it purchased the Europe's Best line of all natural, frozen fruit and vegetable products in Canada from The J.M. Smucker Company.

Diversified foods processor Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, Minn., said that effective October 31, 2011, it is naming Steven Binder to executive vice president and president of Hormel business units.

Bay Grove Capital LLC, San Francisco, said it  acquired Richmond Cold Storage Company, LLC (RCS).

Evaporative cooling and heat transfer equipment supplier Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC), Jessup, Md., said it promoted Michael Swiderski to president, effective September 26, 2011.

Pacific Shellfish Co., Portland, Ore., said it purchased Coast Seafoods Co., South Bend, Wash., for an undisclosed amount.