Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it opened its $140 million-plus sliced meats plant in Kansas City, Kan.

ConAgra Foods’ Council Bluffs, Iowa, plant pays attention to small details, posts big results.

Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it expects by 2011 to build a $130 million sliced meat processing facility in Kansas City, Mo.

A self-proclaimed “packaging” and “product” addict, I am the type of person who could spend hours in a Target store just looking at all the boxes and bags of goodies, giving special attention to those marked “new packaging,” “now with more flavor!” or “on sale for a limited time only.”