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National organic dairy brand Horizon introduces a line of organic and made-with-organic crackers and grahams.

San Antonio-based C.H. Guenther & Son Inc., a baking industry member since 1851, buys Tribeca Oven, an artisan bakery.

The Chicago-based bakery opens a 2,000-sq.-ft. R&D center within its Schaumburg, Ill., facility. The state-of-the-art center will further Gonnella’s commitment to improving processes and develop products for changing market demands.

Rich Scalise of Hearthside Food Solutions will serve as chairman of the American Bakers Association for the March 2014 to March 2016 term.

Hillshire Brands Co. agrees to acquire Van’s Natural Foods from private equity firm Catterton Partners for $165 million. The purchase would broaden Hillshire’s portfolio of frozen food products and extend the company’s reach into gluten-free products, cereal and snack categories.

Shearer’s Foods, owned by Toronto-based Wind Point Partners, acquires the assets of Medallion Foods from Omaha, Neb.-based ConAgra Foods for $33.5 million. Medallion Foods produces value- and private-label, corn-based snack foods, including tortilla chips, corn chips and extruded corn products. ConAgra bought Medallion Foods as part of its purchase of Ralcorp Holdings Inc. in early 2013.

The changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel on food and beverage labels are well-intentioned, but do consumers care? Not much, according to The Hartman Group.

ConAgra Mills, Cargill and CHS Inc. announce additions to the growing leadership team for its future joint venture flour milling company, Ardent Mills.