Dairy products giant Dean Foods Co., Dallas, said it hired consumer packaged goods industry veteran Shaun Mara as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.

Think of it as an egg roll with a southern twist. That's how Soul Sisters Foods Inc., Paterson, N.J., talks about its new line of Soul Rolls for retail and foodservice markets.

Quick-service restaurant operator Church’s Chicken, Atlanta, said it hired several industry veterans  to lead the company's functional areas.

Let them eat cake. Actually, that's just what Michel De France, Ontario, Calif., was planning when it developed three new flavors of frozen, heat-and-serve Parisian Cakes for retail and foodservice channels.

Schwan's Food Service, Marshall, Minn., said more focused new product development helped the company rise in a recent independent ranking of processors providing new offerings to the foodservice industry.

Diners want more variety in sandwiches, with expectations highest in those aged 18 to 24.

JBT Corporation, Chicago, said its JBT FoodTech business has signed contracts valued at $5.4 million to supply freezing solutions for two German food processing plants.

Snacking is the new way to order at restaurants, says Mintel.

Burger King Corp., Miami, said it hired Natalia Franco as executive vice president and global chief marketing officer, effective May 17, 2010.

Foodservice meat processor and distributor Diamond Ranch Foods, Ltd., New York, N.Y., said it agreed to purchase Executive Seafood, Inc., a Bronx, N.Y., seafood wholesaler.