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BRAAS Co., an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based distributor of industrial automation systems and components, acquired Control Resources Inc.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Darien, Conn., acquired Pinsly Railroad Co.’s Arkansas division for approximately $40 million in cash.

Dianne’s Fine Desserts, a Newburyport, Mass.-based provider of gourmet frozen thaw-and-serve desserts for the foodservice industry, acquired retail desserts creator Daystar Desserts, Ashland, Va.

Atlantic Food Distributors (AFD), a Canton, Ohio-based broad-line foodservice distributor, acquired Barkett Fruit Co., Dover, Ohio.

Maple Leaf Foods provided an update on the completion of its network transition, a strategy that began with the company's primary pork processing operations, and since 2010, has focused on its prepared meats plants and distribution network.

Good Source Solutions, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based foodservice distributor, acquired Dori Foods, a member of Frosty Acres Brands (F.A.B.) based in Richmond, Va.

foodcareplus, Antwerp, Belgium, opened a commercial office in the New Jersey–New York–Pennsylvania area.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., concluded a line expansion at its prepared foods plant in Emporia, Kan.

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Sturtevant, Wis., launched RevCalc App, a new app available for iPhone users via iTunes that figures out proper tooling requirements to achieve targeted fill rates.

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Cleveland, Ohio, acquired Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., a Billerica, Mass.-based hydrogen fuel cell company.