PROCESS EXPO has grown to be the largest 100% food- and beverage-focused tradeshow in North America. Plans to expand the show in 2013 include the addition of PROCESS EXPO UNIVERSITY,
BT9, an Israel-based end-to-end cold chain management (CCM) solutions provider, expanded its U.S. presence with the opening of a new office in Los Angeles, Calif.
Premio Foods Inc., Rochelle Park, N.J., completed its acquisition of La Bella Sausage, LLC, a Brooksville, Fla.-based fresh and fresh-frozen meat processor.
Due to an increasing demand for Blue Bell ice cream and frozen snacks in Arizona, the Brenham, Texas-based ice cream manufacturer is opening a new 14,000-square-foot distribution and sales facility in Tucson, Ariz.
Artisanal Brands, Inc., New York, signed a long-term lease on a new Artisanal Cheese Center in New York City with cheese aging caves, production and office facilities.
John Simons, Jr. was named president and CEO and member of the board of directors for AdvancePierre Foods, taking over for Bill Toler, who left the company. Meanwhile, Jonathan Mason, chief financial officer for Fonterra USA, announced his retirement.
After 50-plus years of manufacturing quality desserts and novelty snack products, Herkimer Foods, Herkimer, N.Y., plans to sell its Ida Mae brand name.