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News media today said H.J. Heinz Co. completed the sale of its Kabobs frozen hors d'oeuvres business, including a factory in Lake City, Ga.

Foodservice Italian cheese processor Sartori Foods, Plymouth, Wis., hired Jeff Schwager as president.

The Idaho-Statesman said Boise-based supermarket retailer WinCo Foods LLC, opened its fourth full-line distribution center, a 750,000-square-foot operation in Boise.

Diversified bakery, meat and prepared foods giant Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it hired Marcel H.M. Smits as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino's Pizza last year introduced a new line of oven-baked sandwiches and says that "overnight [it] became the largest sandwich delivery company in America."

One of the industry's largest suppliers of frozen potato, appetizer and vegetable products, ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, said it formed the "Lamb Weston Collaborative."

Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, reported that General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, has begun a $72 million expansion at its Wellston, Ohio, plant.

What started in 1959 as a co-operative among local agricultural producers and farms has grown into one of the world's largest pork processors.

American consumers plan to enter this year's holiday season more hopeful, resulting in consumer confidence to selectively open their wallets wider than the 2008 holiday season.

How can a fast-casual restaurant chain update its menu and address diners' increased health concerns?