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Rite-Hite Holding Corp., Milwaukee, Wis., announced that its line of loading dock seal and shelter products previously branded as Frommelt will now be branded under the Rite-Hite name.

Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP), Rogers, Ark., expanded its footprint with the opening of a poultry deboning facility in a former poultry facility.

ViskoTeepak, a Kenosha, Wis.-based manufacturer of cellulose, fibrous and plastic casings for the food industry, acquired Vista International Packaging, LLC, a full-line food packaging supplier to U.S. meat and poultry processors.

SCR Engineers Ltd. collaborated with Nestlé USA, headquartered in Switzerland, to establish the Nestlé Dairy Farming Institute (DFI) in China.

House of Raeford Farms, Rose Hill, N.C., announced plans to phase out all operations at its Raeford, N.C., turkey cook plant within the next 60 days to focus its attention and resources on chicken production.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., will close its Buffalo, N.Y., prepared foods plant on Jan. 3, 2015, affecting 287 jobs.

The Food Marketing Institute hired Margaret Edgell Core as vice president of industry events, responsible for leading the organization’s annual event, FMI Connect, the Global Food Retail Experience, and ensuring the event continues to grow.

Plastic Package, Inc., Sacramento, Calif., announced plans to locate a new operation in La Porte, Ind., open for business in November.

United States Cold Storage, Inc. (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., announced plans to expand its Tennessee operations by adding a new distribution and warehouse facility next to Unilever’s plant in Covington, Tenn.

Canada-based High Liner Foods acquired Atlantic Trading Co., LLC, Weston, Fla.