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Maury Leyland, group director of strategy, will lead the Fonterra's Recovery Management Team, responsible for the ongoing operations of the precautionary recall.

Zentis North America, a Plymouth, Ind., a fruit processing company, announced plans to build a new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Idaho that will be capable of producing more than 100 million pounds of product.

Primus Builders, Woodstock, Ga., completed design and construction services on an expansion/renovation project at Sysco’s Columbia, S.C., facility.

Danone, France, acquired YoCrunch, a Naugatuck, Conn.-based mix-in toppings specialist, to support continued yogurt growth in the United States.

McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., announced plans to expand its Burley, Idaho, manufacturing plant with the addition of a third production line.

Swift Transportation Co., Phoenix, Ariz., acquired Central Refrigerated Service, Inc., a Naperville, Ill.-based temperature controlled truckload carrier.

Ed Carolan was named president, U.S. retail, responsible for Campbell Soup Co.'s $3.5 billion U.S. soup, sauces and beverages business, while Tony Thompson was named president and COO of Papa John's.

Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk, Va., disclosed the railroad’s business strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its environmental footprint in a filing with the international not-for-profit CDP.

Germany-based specialty chemicals group ALTANA acquired the specialty coatings business of Henkel, Canada.

Seattle-based investment company Joshua Green Corp. acquired Harris Soup Co., Portland, Ore., through its food-focused subsidiary, JGC Foods LLC.