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Though the recession took a toll on most restaurant sectors in 2009, fast-casual chains benefited from consumers trading down from full-service restaurants to lower-priced ones.

When it comes to food, American consumers want it all. Particularly, they want the variety and savory flavors of restaurant fare without the hefty financial commitment typical when dining out.

It appears that a thriftier consumer may be emerging from the Great Recession, according to a new report by The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.

Solar Nation, Portland, Ore., said it installed and commissioned a 200kW solar-electric system on a Gresham, Ore., public refrigerated warehouse operated by Henningsen Cold Storage Co.

The (Riverside, Calif.) Press-Enterprise reported that Tesco PLC's U.S. fresh retailing chain, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, El Segundo, Calif., plans to acquire the California operations of two food processor suppliers.

Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., an Atlanta subsidiary of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. said it hired Warren Chang to the newly created position of chief innovation officer.

Earthbound Farm, San Juan Bautista, Calif., said it established a new product innovation team to develop new product lines.

Private equity investor Revelry Brands, Boulder, Colo., said has funded its second investment into Phil's Fresh Foods LLC, a Boulder producer of EVOL Burritos (EVOL).

Fruit and vegetable processor Seneca Foods Corporation, Marion, N.Y., is set to acquire Unilink, LLC and its affiliated company, Lebanon Valley Cold Storage, LP.

Yakult U.S.A. Inc., Torrance, Calif., said it selected the City of Fountain Valley, Calif., as the location of its first U.S. factory.