mrs butterworth and jimmy dean could soon meetup. hillshire brands -- which owns jimmy dean and other meat brands has agreed to pay $4.3 billion for pinnacle foods, the maker mrs. butterworth, birds eye and other frozen foods. analysts say the deal will give hillshire a larger presence in food aisles of grocery stores. "what that's going to do is it'll give them a little bit more clout with the food retailer, and will particularly give them clout in the center of the store which is a key battle ground area for retailers." hillshire sold off sold 3%., even though the ceo says the deal will immediately add to earnings. pinnacle stock rallied 13%. a top critic of obamacare leaves his job and will now help -- push obamacare. house speaker john boehner's spokesperson, brendan buck, is leaving the speaker's office to become vice president of america's health insurance plans. the insurance trade group has supported obamacare. speaker boehner praised his outgoing staffer, saying buck was critical in - quote - "holding the white house account