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Object Solutions Software AG, a Switzerland-based provider of recipe-based software, opened a branch in Chicago to meet the growing demand in specification and recipe management for the food and beverage industry.

Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Va., announced plans to invest $9 million to expand production capacity at its Curly's facility in Sioux City, Iowa.

Silgan Plastics, Chesterfield, Mo., announced plans to construct a new production facility in Hazelwood, Mo.

SubZero Constructors, Inc., Los Angeles, announced plans to open a new metro Portland office.

Klöckner Pentaplast Group, Gordonsville, Va., and Berry Plastics Group, Inc., Evansville, Ind., entered into a marketing alliance to offer innovative form-fill-seal packaging solutions on a global basis to the food industry.

Kansas City Southern, Kansas City, Mo., and its U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), will invest approximately $19 million in 2015 on construction and improvement projects on KCSR’s Beaumont Subdivision line.

Canada-based Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG), a manufacturer of packaging products and machinery, acquired Better Packages, Inc., an Ansonia, Conn.-based supplier of water-activated tape dispensers.

Diaz Foods announced the opening of its newest distribution center.

A new nationwide study of consumers indicates that young shoppers increasingly demonstrate loyalty to the stores they use for household grocery purchases.

Spiroflow Holdings, Inc., Monroe, N.C., acquired Food Control Solutions, Inc., a systems integration and automation company.