Dole Food Co., Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., signed a definitive agreement with ITOCHU Corp. for the sale of Dole’s worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce businesses for $1.685 billion in cash.
The Marion, Ind., distribution center serviced by U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based provider of transportation services throughout North America, was honored as site of the year by Dollar General Corp.
Tony’s Fine Foods, West Sacramento, Calif., acquired substantially all of the assets of Ideal Food Products, Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based perishable foods distributor.
United Natural Foods, Inc., a Providence, R.I., distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods, announced plans to consolidate its four existing Denver, Colo.-based distribution facilities into a new 535,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located at Gateway Park in Aurora, Colo.
VT Hackney, Inc., a Washington, N.C.-based company of VT Systems, Inc., will ramp up the production of its Kidron insulated and refrigerated truck bodies by more than 50% annually thanks to its new production facility in Kansas.
AdvantaPure, the Southampton, Pa.-based division of NewAge Industries, producer of sanitary tubing and hoses for the food and beverage industries, is sporting a new website.