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Caves of Faribault, a Faribault, Minn.-based subsidiary of Swiss Valley Farms, a Dubuque, Iowa, producer of Blue cheese, Gorgonzola and other specialty cheeses, formed a strategic alliance with Norseland, Inc., a Darien, Conn.-based importer of Jarlsberg cheese in the United States.

Chicago-based Berlin Packaging announced what is said to be the industry’s first quality service division dedicated to helping customers reduce waste, improve operational efficiency and strengthen quality systems.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, announced plans to open a new Crown Lift Trucks facility to support customers in Northeast Ohio and the surrounding area.

Menasha Corp., Neenah, Wis., acquired Canada-based Portable Packaging Systems, Inc.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., a Greeley, Colo.-based unit of JBS Corp., acquired Tyson Foods’ Mexican operations.

Canada-based Clearwater Seafoods and Glaciar Pesquera S.A., Argentina, added a newly designed, state-of-the-art factory vessel to their Argentine scallop fleet, replacing and retiring one of the two existing vessels.

Coveris Holdings S.A., a Chicago-based packaging and coatings solutions company, acquired Elldex Packaging Solutions, a New Zealand-based full-service flexible packaging company.

Andrew Dougherty was promoted to vice president of member services for PMMI.

Omnitracs, LLC, a provider of fleet management solutions for transportation and logistics companies, opened its new headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

Audax Group, Boston, acquired TPC Wire & Cable Corp. from Chicago-based private equity group Pfingsten Partners.