Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods, Inc., Ward Hill, Mass., said it hired Bruce J. Rubin, as vice president.

Refrigerated hummus processor Sabra Dipping Company LLC, White Plains, N.Y., said it plans to expand its refrigerated product line and enter several new categories.

Saputo Inc., Montreal, said it agreed to acquire Fairmount Cheese Holdings Inc., the parent company of DCI Cheese Company Inc., for $270.5 million.

The (White Plains, N.Y.) Journal News reported that Sabra Dipping Company LLC expects by early 2011 to move its corporate headquarters to a 30,000-sq.-ft. office in White Plains, N.Y.

Refrigerated hummus processor Tribe Mediterranean Foods, Taunton, Mass., said it hosted Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to celebrate an expansion at its Taunton plant and headquarters.

To better optimize its production, refrigerated foods processor Monterey Gourmet Foods, Salinas, Calif., said it will close an Emerald Valley organic products plant in Eugene, Ore.

Spread the news. Consumer interest in spinach and artichoke flavors led Sabra Dipping Company LLC, Astoria, N.Y., to add Spinach & Artichoke hummus to the company’s refrigerated dips and spreads.

Israel's Osem Group, Tel Aviv, said it purchased Tribe Mediterranean Foods LLC, a Taunton, Mass., processor and marketer of refrigerated all-natural and organic hummus products.

A new twist on an old favorite is how Kraft describes its new Athenos NeoClassic Hummus line, which features hummus paired with garnishes.