It’s (game) show time for food processors as consumers evaluate new products, packaging and pricing.

William Blair & Company, Chicago, said it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Wenner Bread Products, Inc. in a recapitalization deal involving members of the bakery's founding family.

Frozen food sales have slowed since the recession officially ended.

After it was rebuffed in private discussions, ConAgra went public to say it would like to buy Ralcorp for $86 per share in cash, or approximately $4.9 billion, plus the assumption of $2.5 billion in debt.

Frozen bakery and snacks leader J&J Snack Food Corp.,  Pennsauken, N.J., said it expects by the end of this May to buy ConAgra Foods' frozen hand-held products business.

Gluten-free foods marketer Schar USA Inc., Lyndhurst, N.J., expects by early next year to build a 50,000-square-foot bakery in Gloucester County, N.J.

Diversified frozen foods processor Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y., said it purchased property in Lithonia, Ga., that includes a 189,000-square-foot food manufacturing facility.

Campbell Soup Company, Camden, N.J.., said it marked the 50th anniversary of its acquisition of Pepperidge Farm with a $50,000 donation to the Christian Community Action and the Open Door Shelter.

Maple Leaf Foods' Canada Bread Bakery Ltd. unit said it plans March 31, 2011 to close its frozen bakery in Laval, Quebec.

Aryzta AG, Zurich, has combined its U.S. frozen bakery operations and organizations.