All-natural refrigerated foods processor La Terra Fina named Tim Ramsey as general manager and COO.

Just in time for summer beach season, Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., introduces Breyers Smooth & Dreamy, a new all natural ice cream line with half the fat and 30 percent fewer calories for "those who are calorie counting but still in need of a sweet treat."

BC-USA Inc., New Holland, Pa., said it has eliminated artificial flavors, colors and preservatives and that its Alouette brand is the nation's first spreadable cheese that is 100 percent all-natural.

Organic and natural deli meat processor Applegate Farms, Bridgewater, N.J., said it hired 25-year-plus industry veteran Eric Miller as vice president of sales.

Kashi Co., La Jolla, Calif., is extending its popular frozen all-natural pizza line with two new flavor options: Mexicali Black Bean Thin Crust and Sicilian Veggie, Kashi’s first vegan and cheese-less offering.

Sales of functional foods - those fortified with naturally occurring ingredients that provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition - are projected to ring up annual compound growth of 7 percent each year through 2012.

A touch of honey and olive oil are added to the crusts of new frozen pizzas from Red Fork Natural Foods. This is just one of the gourmet features that make the all-natural, old-world oven-baked pizzas unique, the Chicago-based company says.

All-natural pork processor Heritage Acres Foods LLC, Jefferson City, Mo., agreed to lease a Pleasant Hope, Mo., hog processing plant that was shuttered in July by Tai Shin Foods USA.