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GNP Company, a St. Cloud, Minn., natural chicken products manufacturer, said CEO Michael Helgeson, a third-generation leader, will retire effective November 3, 2014, Steve Jurek, current executive vice president of operations and administration, will step into the company's top leadership position of president.

Consumption behaviors in the U.S. have become less household-oriented and more individualized than previous generations

Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich., announced new social and environmental commitments to “enrich the lives of consumers and farmers while supporting the environment.”

Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, Minn., completed its purchase of CytoSport Holdings, Inc., the Benecia, Calif., maker of Muscle Milk® products.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. , Omaha, Neb., says Gary M. Rodkin, chief executive officer, plans to retire at the end of the company’s fiscal year, May 2015.

The acquisition includes a leased facility in Seattle and will add approximately 150 employees. The transaction, which is expected to close by the middle of September, is not anticipated to have a material impact on Smucker’s fiscal 2015 financial results.

La Costeña group, a privately held global leader in a wide range of packaged foods categories, said it completed its acquisition of Faribault Foods, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of canned beans and vegetables

Global market researcher Canadean, London, says that in less than 40 years, the number of people globally who are affected by dementia will triple.

Global snacks manufacturer Mondelez International Inc., Deerfield, Ill., named Mark Clouse as chief growth officer, a newly created position.

Level Money, a mobile-first financial services company, released a national report about Millennials’ spending habits.