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UNFI acquires Gourmet Guru

The acquisition enhances UNFI’s strength in finding and cultivating emerging fresh and organic brands and further expands UNFI’s presence in key urban markets.

August 15, 2016

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), Providence, R.I., acquired all of the outstanding stock of Gourmet Guru.

Target, Whole Foods Market become most climate-friendly retailers

Target uses a rackless refrigeration system while Whole Foods Market’s Hydrocarbon/CO2 Cascade System reduces the environmental impacts of refrigerants to near-zero.

August 15, 2016

Target Corp. and Whole Foods Market keep grocery aisles warm by re-using the heat emitted by refrigeration systems as a natural by-product, thereby saving additional energy during cold months.

Morgan Corp. further expands Midwest footprint

A site search is underway in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan to select a location capable of supporting the production of up to 3,000 truck bodies annually.

August 15, 2016

Morgan Corp., a Morgantown, Pa.-based manufacturer of medium-duty truck bodies for the refrigerated foods industry, announced plans to further expand its manufacturing footprint into the Midwest.

Red Robin appoints CEO, and more personnel news

August 12, 2016

Check out this week's personnel announcements.

ESI Group to construct state-of-the-art facility for Des Moines Cold Storage

ESI Group USA was selected to provide specialty design-build services for the Crossroads Cold Storage facility.

August 12, 2016

Des Moines Cold Storage, Des Moines, Iowa, broke ground on a new 120,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Iowa.

Global cold chain equipment market set for rapid growth

The global cold chain market is primarily driven by an increased need to reduce food waste across the globe and the rapid growth of the frozen foods segment.

August 12, 2016

Global demand for the cold chain equipment market was valued at $67 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $ 118 billion in 2020 and grow at a CAGR of 9.8% between 2015 and 2020, according to a report published by Zion Market Research, Sarasota, Fla.

Orca Bay Seafoods to open distribution, processing center

Development of the 19-acre site will include the relocation and enhancement of the seasonal wetlands discovered on site.

August 12, 2016

Orca Bay Seafoods Inc., Renton, Wash., tapped Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, N.J., to develop a new 314,424-square-foot, state-of-the-art warehousing, distribution and processing center in Federal Way, Wash.

Nestlé expands Quality Assurance Center

The newly expanded QA center is now the lead quality assurance center for all Nestlé businesses in the United States.

August 12, 2016

Nestlé USA, Glendale, Calif., elevated its commitment to quality and safety with a $31 million investment in the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center (NQAC) in Dublin, Ohio.

Lidl US to establish regional HQs, distribution center

The $100 million facility will create 100 new jobs in the state and open no later than 2018.

August 12, 2016

Lidl, Arlington, Va., announced plans to establish a regional headquarters and distribution center in Elkton, Md.

Cavalier Produce opens new commercial cold storage facility

In just six months, Tippmann Innovation designed a 40-foot clear with ample pallet storage.

August 12, 2016

Cavalier Produce, Lynchburg, Va., selected Tippmann Innovation (TI), Fort Wayne, Ind., to build its new commercial cold storage facility in Charlottesville, Va.