Cold Foods Industry News

RSS

Lineage Logistics, a Colton, Calif.-based warehousing and logistics company sponsored by Bay Grove Capital LLC, San Francisco, began expanding its Tacoma, Wash., cold storage distribution facility.

Hyster Co., Greenville, N.C., announced that Papé Material Handling, a division of The Papé Group, Eugene, Ore., expanded its territory coverage with the acquisition of Johnson Lift, a division of Johnson Machinery Co.

Swisslog, Newport News, Va., expanded its North American presence with a new office in Tlalnepantla, Mexico.

Blue Bell Ice Cream, Brenham, Texas, will begin Phase 3 of its 5-phase market re-entry plan on Dec. 14.

Maersk Container Industry (MCI), a Denmark-based independent business unit in the Maersk Group conglomerate, began production of the first refrigerated containers and Star Cool refrigeration machines built in South America at its new MCI facility in San Antonio, Chile.

Here's a rundown of personnel changes within the refrigerated and frozen food industry.

TPC Wire & Cable Corp. (TPC), Macedonia, Ohio, completed the acquisition of Enersave Wire & Cable (EWC).

Various innovations in quick-service restaurant (QSR) market, including packaging and nutritious food products like low-fat milk and fruits on the menus will likely lead to the steady growth of the market during the forecast period, according to RnR Market Research, India.

GEA Group, Germany, is building a unique whole milk drying plant for Fonterra in New Zealand.

To better gauge the impact of product information on online retail sales, Chicago-based Shotfarm surveyed more than 1,500 consumers about their online shopping habits and the importance they place on content in making purchase decisions.