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Private equity firm acquires M&M Refrigeration

M&M Refrigeration provides industrial refrigeration equipment and control systems for cold storage, food processing and other industrial applications.

May 3, 2018

Source Capital, LLC, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, acquired M&M Refrigeration, LLC.

CoolSys acquires Axiom Energy Solutions

CoolSys will integrate the resources and capabilities of Axiom as a provider of energy efficiency solutions with CoolSys Energy Solutions to serve energy optimization (EO) customers nationwide.

May 3, 2018

CoolSys, Brea, Calif., acquired Axiom Energy Solutions, Savannah, Ga.

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance creates Sustainability Officers Council

As part of the Sustainability Officers Council, these six farmers and ranchers will participate in conversations with food companies and retailers, offering data, research and knowledge about modern agricultural practices on today's farms and ranches.

May 3, 2018

The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), St. Louis, Mo., created the Sustainability Officers Council to provide food processors access to speak with a farmer or rancher about current and future sustainability practices in agriculture.

U.S., Latin American dairy farmers take on anti-trade regulations

The partnership—between the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Arlington, Va., and the Pan American Dairy Federation (FEPALE), Belgium—is designed to enhance communications and information-sharing between the region's dairy sectors.

May 3, 2018

U.S. and Pan-American dairy farmers partnered to foster collaboration in promoting trade and combating trade-inhibiting regulations and policies.

Dole releases fruit pairings guide of flavor trends for foodservice menus

This year’s theme, “Ancient Inspirations,” pairs frozen DOLE fruit as blackberry, mango, cherry and pineapple with spices, grains and ingredients from around the globe.

May 2, 2018

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, Westlake Village, Calif., released its 2018 Fruit Pairings, an annual prediction of unique flavor trends.

Study finds pureed pork supports infant growth

New research suggests meat-fed infants (complementary to formula or breastfeeding) could have an advantage when it comes to early length growth.

May 2, 2018

Meat, such as pork, can be an important source of much-needed protein in an infant’s diet during the transition to solid foods, according to new research from the University of Colorado, Denver, Colo.

Meat processing equipment market to reach $16.22B by 2025

Notable investments by companies to improve processing technology is presumed to increase equipment sales.

May 2, 2018

The global meat processing equipment market is expected to reach $16.22 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., San Francisco, exhibiting a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period.

Oversea Casing acquires DeWied International

When merged, the new entity will maintain headquarters in Seattle.

May 2, 2018

Oversea Casing Co., LLC, Seattle, Wash., acquired DeWied International Inc., San Antonio, Texas, and will be operating under the new name Oversea DeWied International LLC.

Aleph Farms institutes proprietary technology to expand uses of clean meat

Until now, clean meat—animal meat grown in a clean setting rather than in an animal—has often been limited to simple structures of one or two types of cell tissue, limiting its applications to ground meat.

May 2, 2018

Aleph Farms Ltd., Israel, announced two advances in the production of clean meat—expanding the composition of the meat itself and growing it in a more structured way.