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Dole Fresh Vegetables, Monterey, Calif., said it promoted Chris Mayhew to director of marketing, Salads.

General Mills, Minneapolis, said it is "accelerating its goals" to reduce sodium by 20 percent across multiple product categories by 2015.

American consumer awareness of the benefits of reducing salt (sodium chloride) and sodium in their diet has reached a nationwide crescendo.

Bakery food and ingredients giant Dawn Food Products Inc., Jackson, Mich., plans by September to close its frozen muffin and cinnamon roll plant in Crown Point, Ind.

Schmid Inc. said it purchased Pacific Valley Dairy, Pacific, Mo., on March 30 for an undisclosed amount.

The state of Kentucky reported that The Kroger Co. will spend $10.6 million to add 50,000 square feet to its 177,000-square-foot Country Oven Bakery in Bowling Green, Ky.

Nestle USA, Glendale, Calif., said it promoted Tony Sarsam, 48, to president for a newly formed Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Division.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation said it plans to close its corporate headquarters building in Pittsburg, Texas, as well as a satellite corporate office in Atlanta as part of its continued integration with JBS USA.

General Mills, Minneapolis, said it received the "Open Innovation Partner of Choice Award" at the Fourth Annual Open Innovation Conference in Philadelphia.

The Produce Marketing Association (PMA), Newark, Del., said it hired Edmund Treacy as vice president of supply chain efficiencies, a newly created post.