Specialty foods giant Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Vancouver, B.C., agreed to purchase all of the assets and operating divisions of Piller Sausages & Delicatessens Limited, Waterloo, Ont.

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

Avocado products processor Calavo Growers, Inc., Santa Paula, Calif., said it agreed to buy Renaissance Food Group (RFG), LLC, a Rancho Cordova, Calif., processor of retail fresh-cut fruit and vegetables.

Oscar Mayer parent Kraft Foods, Northfield, Ill., announced expanded sustainability goals and highlighted progress against its focus areas.

Packaged lunch meat and deli meats processor Land O'Frost, Lansing, Ill., said it promoted President David Van Eekeren to the additional post of chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Diversified foods giant Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Toronto, said it plans by May 2011 to close its prepared meats facility in Berwick, Nova Scotia.

Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it agreed to sell its North American Fresh Bakery business to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo for $959 million.

Hans Kissle Food Co., Haverhill, Mass., said it recently scored 99.9 on a 100-point audit by Chicago-based Silliker Inc., a global auditing firm.

Now describing itself as a "global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals," Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., used the 2010 Food Marketing Institute show in Las Vegas to debut more than 30 new products, including several refrigerated offerings.

Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., said it will reduce sodium by an average of 10 percent across its North American portfolio over the next two years.