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Cargill Pork’s new $29 million Hedrick, Iowa, feed mill will produce 350,000 tons of feed annually, destined for the more than 100 family-owned farms that raise hogs for Cargill throughout the region.

Zip-Pak, Manteno, Ill., opened a packaging lab and showroom at its Brazil facility located in Cabreúva, São Paulo.

General Mills, Minneapolis, announced plans to invest $250 million to increase capacity at its Murfreesboro, Tenn., facility.

Paul Norman was named president of Kellogg North America.

Bob Evans Farms, Inc., New Albany, Ohio, announced plans to close 20 Bob Evans restaurants.

Kellogg Co. closes Clearfield, Utah, frozen foods plant as part of Project K, the company’s global, 4-year efficiency and effectiveness program.

Due to rapidly shifting consumer expectations, as well as increasing food costs, supply and demand volatility, the supply chain is growing in strategic value for all restaurant chains, according to the “State of the Foodservice Supply Chain 2014.”

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Itasca, Ill., added a new office in Rochester, N.Y., to its expanding global network.

Sysco Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, agreed to acquire Tannis Trading, Inc., a broadline foodservice distributor in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

TricorBraun, St. Louis, Mo., completed three new regional centers to support the company’s continuing growth in North America.