Earthbound Farm received the 2012 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for Systems Improvement at the 2012 Food Safety Summit.

ConAgra Foods completed the acquisition of Del Monte Canada from Sun Capital Partners.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., said it agreed to purchase Del Monte Canada Inc., Toronto, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners.

Blentech’s new QuadTherm is a multi-functional, scraped surface heat exchanger for dips, cheeses, purees, high viscosity soups or sauces and even specialty fruit products (particle sizes up to 1” or 25mm).

GENMAC’s Model 2601CS Chunker is designed to chunk frozen, tempered, or firm products in preparation for further processing.

Reiser’s Holac Dicers to satisfy a variety of production requirements. Holac Dicers can accurately and effortlessly cube, strip, slice and flake a variety of products.

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.

Talk about a fruitful new product development program. Kraft Foods is literally adding a fruit component to the company's popular Oscar Mayer Lunchables line.

Pittsburgh, Pa., retailer Giant Eagle Inc. opened a refrigerated foods plant in Freedom, Pa., to process and supply refrigerated fresh-cut fruit, soups and other products to area stores.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., said Brian L. Keck joined the company as executive vice president and chief administrative officer.