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The Packaged Facts' January/February 2014 consumer survey found that more than 27% of U.S. consumers seek out and buy foods that are high in protein.

King & Prince Seafood, Brunswick, Ga., hired Brett Smith as a corporate chef and member of the company’s research and development team

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.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., said it reached a definitive agreement with JBS SA to sell its poultry businesses in Mexico and Brazil.

The Canadian Meat Council is reaching out to consumers with new messaging about the benefits of prepared meat proteins, in addition to new facts to dispel misperceptions about nitrites.

More chickens are crossing the road and on to consumers' plates, according to new research presented today at the National Chicken Council's Chicken Marketing Seminar in Greensboro, Ga.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., acquired the remaining 51.3% of Hain Pure Protein Corporation (HPP) that it did not already own from an affiliate of Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. The purchase price of HPP was $40 million.

Hormel Foods Corporation announced promising results of the nutrition research portion of Project SPAMMY®.

The scientists concentrated on 43 fecal samples of healthy infants up to 6 months old.

The protein trend is driven by increasing health concerns – primarily weight management – plus the move of sports and performance products into the mainstream and targeted at the more generally active, rather than just athletes and sportsmen.