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Lifeway Foods Inc., Morton Grove, Ill., said it purchased rival Kefir processor Fresh Made Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc. expects this summer to complete as much as $17 million in capital improvements to boost production at its Cherokee, Iowa, deli meats plant.

Supply chain services provider Nordic Cold Storage LLC, Atlanta, said it completed an addition (10,000 pallet positions) at its Rockmart, Ga., location.

Kraft Foods' U.S. Convenient Meals sector -- home to DiGiorno frozen pizza and Oscar Mayer meats -- was a bright spot in an otherwise challenging fourth quarter.

Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, said it expects by August to build a $11 million refrigerated distribution center for Southern Cold Storage.

When it comes to communication and collaboration, nobody does it better than the Tyson Foodservice Group.

"Fresh on the Go" is the name of a new refrigerated foods program now offered by c-store and chain restaurant distributor McLane Co., Temple, Texas.

Weighing, bagging and conveyor equipment manufacturer WeighPack Systems, Montreal, promoted Mark Conforti to Midwest branch manager.

The Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., announced the retirement of 21-year company veteran Ted Smyth as chief administrative officer and senior vice president of corporate and government affairs.

The American Frozen Foods Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va., has launched microwaveovenfacts.com.