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Saffron Road, the packaged food brand of American Halal Co., will begin shipping eight additional all-natural, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, Halal certified frozen foods to Whole Foods Market stores nationally in June 2011.

Carl Buddig & Company has announced a new national cause marketing campaign to nourish young minds and support literacy efforts nationwide.

Tyson Foods Inc. and Pilgrim's Pride Corp. have begun using wheat for chicken feed, and Reuters is reporting rumors that some ethanol plants may close until the fall corn harvest, due to corn prices that have approached $8 a bushel.

Tauherr Poultry, a new company located in Princess Anne, Md., has purchased a former American Dehydrated Foods facility and plans to process chicken for the Muslim market.

Sara Lee Corp. provided an update on its separation into two publicly traded pure-play companies at the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference in Paris, France.

Case Farms, a leading poultry processor, recently awarded two $2,500 scholarships to children of Case Farms employees during the company’s annual Service Awards Dinners.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service published in the Federal Register a final rule, Changes to the Schedule of Operations, amending 9 CFR 307.4 and 9 CFR 381.37 to provide that the basic workweek (5 consecutive 8-hour days) includes the time that FSIS inspectors spend putting on required gear, walking to and from a work station, and removing the required gear.

Wendy's has announced that it will sell its majority stake in Arby's to Roark Group, an Atlanta-based private equity group, for $430 million. Wendy’s will retain an 18.5% ownership of Arby’s, reports Forbes.

Cincinnati's Queen City Sausage is hosting its first-ever Queen City Sausage Festival, on July 15-17 at Newport's Riverfront Levee. The festival, with no admission charge, will feature a number of sausages, live music, games, rides and some of the city's favorite craft beers.