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New Orleans Cold Storage (NOCS), New Orleans, announced plans to more than double the size of its existing storage space at the Port of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.

House of Raeford Farms, Rose Hill, N.C., announced the opening of a 64,000-square-foot further processing cook plant in Mocksville, N.C.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., announced plans to make a proposal to acquire The Hillshire Brands Co., Chicago, for $45 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at $6.4 billion.

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) and the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) appointed new board members.

United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), Providence, R.I., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of Tony’s Fine Foods.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to expand its Goodlettsville, Tenn., Fresh Meats plant, to include four additional production lines and expanded cold storage capabilities.

Cold Train expanded its Washington State-based refrigerated container fleet to more than 400 state-of-the-art Hyundai 53-foot containers last fall.

White Castle, Columbus, Ohio, opened a new frozen food plant in Vandalia, Ohio.

Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company based in Minneapolis, entered a definitive agreement to sell TGI Fridays Restaurants, Carrollton, Texas, to Sentinel Capital Partners and Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, both in New York.