Frozen chicken entrees and specialties processor Barber Foods, Portland, Maine, said it will lay off 82 workers in conjunction with a move to increase efficiency and capacity at its St. John Street plant in Portland.
San Francisco-based private equity investor Encore Consumer Capital said it completed the $87 million sale of its portfolio company, Aidells Sausage Company, Inc. to Sara Lee Corporation.
William Blair & Company, Chicago, said it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Wenner Bread Products, Inc. in a recapitalization deal involving members of the bakery's founding family.
Supermarket food, packaging and supplies distributor Lipari Foods, Warren, Mich., said it purchased Eastside Deli, a Lansing, Mich. processor and supplier of ready-to-eat sandwiches.
Perdue Farms Inc., Salisbury, Md., said it launched of a series of documentary-style TV spots to unveil its first national campaign, "We Believe in a Better Chicken."
Refrigerated and frozen seafood products exec Todd Blount was among those recently honored by Ernst & Young LLP (EY), Boston, as one of its New England 2010-11 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award" winners.
Global meat and poultry processor Keystone Foods, West Conshohocken, Pa., said it promoted Chief Operating Officer Larry S. McWilliams to president and CEO.
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