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Woodbridge International sells TSA Griddle Systems to CPM Acquisition

TSA Griddle Systems designs and manufactures high-output griddle machinery for large industrial users such as food processors.
June 9, 2016
Woodbridge International, a global mergers and acquisitions firm based in New Haven, Conn., sold its client TSA Griddle Systems to CPM Acquisition Corp. (CPM), Merrimack, N.H.
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AIT Worldwide Logistics opens new office in Texas

The AIT-Laredo site is near the U.S./Mexican border, making it ideally situated in providing in-house U.S. and Mexican customs brokerage and maquiladora import services.
June 9, 2016
AIT Worldwide Logistics, Itasca, Ill., opened the doors to its new office in Laredo, Texas.
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Study: Consumers making more online purchases than in store

This is the first time in the study’s 5-year history that more than half (51%) of all purchases made by respondents are made online, up from 48% in 2015.
June 9, 2016
Consumers are shopping more with their smartphones and demanding a more seamless experience between virtual and physical stores, according to the fifth annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study, produced by United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), Atlanta.
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General Mills, Organic Valley partner to expand organic dairy production

The program will drive more acres in the United States into the organic certification process, and builds upon General Mills' commitment to double the organic acreage from which it sources ingredients by 2019.
June 9, 2016
Minneapolis-based General Mills announced a strategic sourcing partnership with Organic Valley, La Crosse, Wis., to help about 20 U.S. dairy farms add around 3,000 acres of organic dairy production over the next three years.
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OSI acquires second Chicago facility

The 200,000-square-foot facility, formerly operated by Tyson Foods, Springfield, Ark., is in close proximity to OSI’s existing Chicago facility.
June 9, 2016
OSI Group LLC, Aurora, Ill., purchased a food processing facility and storage warehouse in Chicago.
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McDonald’s to source cage-free eggs over next 10 years

Since 2011, McDonald’s USA has been purchasing more than 13 million cage-free eggs annually.
June 8, 2016
To meet consumers’ changing expectations and preferences, McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., announced plans to fully transition to cage-free eggs for its nearly 16,000 restaurants in the United States and Canada over the next 10 years.
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NaturalShrimp to expand 3 regional shrimp production systems

The regional facilities will include sales, packaging, shrimp plant management along with its patented water treatment systems and technology for growing shrimp in an indoor environment.
June 8, 2016
NaturalShrimp Inc., La Coste, Texas, announced expansion plans for three regional shrimp production systems in Texas, Nevada and New York.
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Olymel acquires sausage manufacturer

La Fernandière will remain an autonomous entity, continue producing and marketing La Fernandière brand sausages and retain its own sales force and representatives, as well as separate brand management.
June 8, 2016
Olymel L.P., Canada, announced plans to acquire all assets of La Fernandière, a Canada-based sausage manufacturer sold under the La Fernandière brand.
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