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South Jersey Meat Processor Expanding Operations; Sausage King Jimmy Dean Dead at 81

• South Jersey meat processor, Rastelli Foods Group, begins multi-million dollar expansion this month that will bring 120 new jobs to Swedesboro. [Inquirer]

Parade will soon launch a food magazine called Dash. [NYT]

• New U.S. Department of Agriculture rules on organic foods could be a boost to Pennsylvania dairy farmers. [Inquirer]

• Federal officials are considering banning peanuts on commercial flights in consideration of those with nut allergies. [NYDN]

• Pinkberry will add a watermelon flavor this summer. [NRN]

• As boxed wine rises in quality, manufacturers are giving the boxes themselves an upscale makeover. [Time]

• Sausage king Jimmy Dean is dead at 81. [NYDN]

• After getting into a car accident on Friday night, January Jones called Bobby Flay for help. [TMZ]

• A Bolivian company recently launched a soft drink called Coca Colla, but unlike Coca Cola, it contains plenty of coca leaves, the plant responsible for cocaine. [AdAge]

• Restaurants across the nation are hoping for a World Cup related boost in business. [NRN]

• As the word “organic” becomes increasingly vague, some food activists are calling for a new term, “authentic.” [Salon]

• Famed British food critic Egon Ronay is dead at 94. [Reuters]

South Jersey Meat Processor Expanding Operations; Sausage King Jimmy Dean Dead