Frozen French fry processor Cavendish Farms, Moncton, N.B., Canada, said it purchased the frozen appetizer division of Omstead Foods Ltd.

Refrigerated yogurt, frozen pizza, frozen vegetables and more contributed to "strong growth" during fiscal 2009 at General Mills Inc.

Talk about turning up the heat. ConAgra Foods has been testing Marie Callender’s Signature Sautés at Wal-Mart stores.

Growers Marketing LLC, Salinas Valley, Calif., will begin marketing and distributing Green Giant Fresh commodity produce items under terms of a new sub-licensing agreement with The Scholl Group.

Frozen vegetable giant Birds Eye Foods, Rochester, N.Y., said it hired Matthew Park as chief marketing officer.

Extra strength. Never mind the detergents or headache medicines. Here’s a case where this term fittingly applies to a conveyor belt.

Wesley Eubanks was promoted to senior vice president of sales and marketing at The Pictsweet Co.

J. P. Veggies Inc., Parsippany, N.J., a natural and vegetarian foods processor, announced that it has acquired the Franklin Farms, North Fankliln, Conn., brand of vegetarian products.

Food industry equipment, supply and service companies will honor Arthur Wolcott, chairman of Seneca Foods Corp., during  PROCESS EXPO on Nov. 10 in Chicago.

Refrigerated and frozen products such as Yoplait yogurt and Green Giant vegetables helped General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, post a 14 percent net sales gain.