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OSI Group acquires Rose Packing Co.

Rose Packing Co. produces pork products for foodservice and retail customers.
April 9, 2019
OSI Group, Aurora, Ill., acquired Rose Packing Co., Inc., a Barrington, Ill.-based producer of pork products for foodservice and retail customers.
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Study: Bakery drives grocery store sales, creates emotional connection with consumers

According to the report, total bread and baked goods sales surpassed $59 billion in 2018, split between the fresh bakery department and items located in the grocery, frozen and dairy departments.
April 9, 2019
Bakery is one of the biggest drivers for in-store trips, bringing shoppers to the store nearly once a week, yet opportunities exist for retailers to increase consumption frequency and household penetration across individual categories, according to a report released by the American Baker’s Association (ABA), Washington, D.C., and Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va.
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McDonald’s, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announce $4M animal welfare technology research initiative

This initiative aims to identify technology solutions to provide objective and comprehensive information about broiler welfare across the supply chain.
April 9, 2019
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., partnered with McDonald’s Corp., Chicago, to launch SMART Broiler, a research initiative offering $4 million for research supporting the development and commercialization of automated monitoring tools that quantitatively assess key animal welfare indicators in broiler chickens.
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A M King completes sizeable expansion at South Windsor ALDI warehouse

The renovation to the 100-acre lot brings the total to 670,000 square feet, and makes way for additional cold storage and dry warehouse space.
April 9, 2019
A M King, Charlotte, N.C., completed a sizeable expansion and renovation to ALDI’s 500,000-square-foot food distribution facility in South Windsor, Conn.
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Fairlife SuperKids

fairlife to build new production facility in Arizona

The new facility will incorporate advanced manufacturing technologies and efficient, energy-saving equipment to reduce power consumption.
April 9, 2019
fairlife, LLC, Chicago, announced plans to increase overall production capabilities with the construction of a new 300,000-square-foot production and distribution facility in Goodyear, Ariz.
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ELOKON opens U.S. subsidiary in Atlanta

The U.S. office will enable the company to better extend, serve and support its North American customers.
April 9, 2019
ELOKON announced the official opening of its U.S. subsidiary in Atlanta.
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Smartcool Systems establishes Germany-based subsidiary

The combination of high rates and a need to reduce emissions creates a tremendous opportunity for Smartcool and its suite of efficiency technologies.
April 9, 2019
Smartcool Systems Inc., Canada, established a wholly owned subsidiary in Germany called Smartcool Systems GmbH to sell products directly into the German market.
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Syndigo acquires Content Analytics, Inc.

The combination of Syndigo's content management platform and Content Analytics' end-to-end e-commerce platform further strengthens Syndigo's ability to provide accurate and verified product information across the consumer, retail and e-commerce industries.
April 9, 2019
Syndigo, a Chicago-based portfolio company of The Jordan Co., acquired Content Analytics, Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of content management and analytics to the consumer-retail and e-commerce industries.
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Cooper Farms Ashley Biosecurity Center

Cooper Farms opens truck sanitization location

The biosecurity center will clean and sanitize semi-trucks and trailers after delivering hogs to the Clemens Food Group plant in Coldwater, Mich.
April 8, 2019
Cooper Farms, Oakwood, Ohio, opened a new biosecurity truck wash location in Ashley, Ind., to assist in maintaining the highest health standards for the company’s hogs.
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