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Country Pure Foods acquires Ridgefield’s Brand

Ridgefield’s 100% fruit juice products will allow Country Pure Foods to provide school nutrition customers with more meal choices for students.

June 2, 2016

Country Pure Foods, Akron, Ohio, purchased the assets of The Ridgefield’s Brand Corp., which includes Smooth-Frozen Ridgefield’s SideKicks and Cup Slushies products.

Liberty Cold’s new cold storage facility delivers state-of-the-art 3PL services

This state-of-the-art facility was designed with food safety and security as a top priority.

June 2, 2016

In anticipation of West Liberty Foods opening the doors to its new cold storage facility, Liberty Cold, June 30, Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine, sat down with Tim Cox, vice president of Liberty Cold, Bolingbrook, Ill., to learn more about this new state-of-the-art facility that was built with food safety and security as top priority.

Cargill to acquire Five Star Custom Foods

Adding Five Star Custom Foods to the Cargill family will enhance the company’s existing cooked protein capabilities, optimize supply chain efficiencies and provide innovation opportunities.

June 2, 2016

Cargill, Inc., Wichita, Kan., signed an agreement to acquire Five Star Custom Foods, Ltd., a Fort Worth, Texas-based processor of cooked protein products and custom prepared soups and sauces for the foodservice and food processing sectors.

Vaping company acquires Ada’s Natural Market

Ada's Natural Market is a natural and organic grocery store in Ft. Myers, Fla.

June 2, 2016

Vapor Corp., a Dania Beach, Fla.-based distributor and retailer of vaping products, announced that, through its wholly owned subsidiary Healthy Choice Markets, Inc., completed the acquisition of Ada's Natural Market.

Cargill, Jollibee Foods form joint venture

The agreement includes building and operating a poultry processing plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas, in the Philippines.

June 1, 2016

Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), an Asian foodservice company, and Cargill Philippines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, entered into an agreement to build and operate a poultry processing plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas, in the Philippines.

JBS expands ground beef facility

The project includes a new state-of-the-art fabrication building, a new cutting-edge ground beef facility and a new distribution center.

June 1, 2016

JBS USA, Greeley, Colo., completed a nearly $100 million expansion project at its Hyrum, Utah, beef processing complex.

Kraft Heinz partners with Fetch Rewards to lead the future of mobile shopping

For Kraft Heinz, the partnership represents a push to help create the future of mobile shopping.

June 1, 2016

The Kraft Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., inked a 7-year partnership with mobile shopping company Fetch Rewards, Madison, Wis.

Linde Food Technology Center extends proof testing capabilities

The Linde Technology Center can also run mini-batch freezer trials and demonstrations for spiral freezers and nitrogen immersion freezers.

June 1, 2016

The Linde Food Technology Center in Cleveland, Ohio, can now perform higher-volume and longer test runs to validate performance of new cryogenic processes for crusting, cooling or fully freezing foods.

Elior Group to acquire Preferred Meals

Preferred Meals provides meals, fresh-prepared snacks and frozen prepared snacks, entrées and complete meals for contract catering and home delivery.

May 31, 2016

Elior Group, France, signed a definitive agreement through its U.S. subsidiary, culinary management leader Elior North America, Charlotte, N.C., to acquire Preferred Meals.

Johnson Controls, Tyco announce merger agreement

The businesses of Johnson Controls and Tyco will be combined under Tyco International plc, which will be renamed Johnson Controls plc.

May 31, 2016

Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, Wis., and Tyco, Princeton, N.J., entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, will combine with Tyco, a global fire and security provider.