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Dairy foods giant Dean Foods Company, Dallas, said it promoted Shaun Mara to chief financial officer effective Dec. 1, upon the resignation of Jack Callahan.

Cryo-Trans, Inc., (CTI), Owings Mills, Md., said it will begin managing a private fleet of refrigerated railcars for frozen potato processor McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Toronto, said will sell a Burlington, Ont., pork processing facility to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc.

Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it agreed to sell its North American Fresh Bakery business to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo for $959 million.

The question of the moment for restaurant operators: Are the winds of healthy change truly blowing, or is it only so much hot air?

Transportation technology and supply chain services provider LeanLogistics, Holland, Mich., said it has been hired by Preferred Freezer Services, Elizabeth, N.J.

Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, New York City, said it sold Castro Cheese Company, Inc., to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. ("DFA").

ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., said its CEO Gary Rodkin joined Lamb Weston President Jeff DeLapp, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and others to officially open ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's new sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, La.

Pardon the play on words but side dishes are moving into the mainstream.

What cultural and consumer shifts are affecting consumer packaged good (CPG) trends? Market and consumer trends researcher Mintel, Chicago, says a dozen factors will impact CPG products in 2011.