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E. Linwood "Tip" Tipton, the first president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, passed away Oct. 12 after a year-long illness.

Golden State Foods, Irvine, Calif., opened the doors to its new expanded distribution facility in Phoenix, Ariz.

Preferred Freezer Services entered into a joint venture with Sinotrans Ltd., affiliates of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. and the Yida Group.

OSI Group, LLC, Aurora, Ill., will open its ninth and tenth processing plants in China.

Two independent scientific studies conducted by the University of Chester, United Kingdom, and Leatherhead Food Research, London, on compounds in fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables indicate that frozen may have higher antioxidant levels than their fresh counterparts.

Seattle-based Starbucks celebrated the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art Evolution Fresh juicery in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., that will quadruple the brand’s production of cold-pressed, never-heated juice.

Frozen bakery is a growing industry in the food processing sector. Consumer spending habits prove a huge demand for frozen bakery products, for instance, frozen bread, as fresh bread maintains a very short life span.

UPC Southeast LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Pasteurization Co. (UPC), Lincoln, Neb., acquired the former Reinhart Foods facility in Villa Rica, Ga., expanding its operations into the southeastern United States.

Kroff, Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based specialty chemical company focused on solutions for environmental, manufacturing and water treatment processes, expanded its service array with the launch of Kroff Food Services, Inc.