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Save-A-Lot, a St. Louis, Mo.-based subsidiary of SUPERVALU, developed a new 140,000-square-foot food distribution center in Aurora, Colo.

Fortune Fish & Gourmet, Bensenville, Ill., completed the acquisition of Chef Martin’s Alpine Brand Sausages, a Chicago-based small batch, premium sausage purveyor.

UK-based Linx Printing Technologies Ltd. opened a new headquarters in China to provide sales and service to its growing customer base in that region.

Benjamin Lechtman Milk passed away at Montgomery Hospice, Rockville, Md., April 4 after a valiant 6-month battle with brain cancer. Milk retired as executive vice president of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.

The automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and systems industry posted record sales of $140 million in 2013—a 39% increase over 2012, according to a study conducted by MHI, Charlotte, N.C.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new branch office in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia in Spain.

The Hillshire Brands Co., Chicago, announced plans to discontinue all production at its Florence, Ala., facility, located at 700 S. Wood Ave., by Dec. 30.

Linde North America, Murray Hill, N.J., completed its new specialty gases plant in Hammond, Ind., which complements the current industrial and medical gas filling facilities and distribution activities in operation at the site.

Nathaniel Morris was appointed International Poultry Expo (IPE) sales director for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, Tucker, Ga.

Thin Film Electronics ASA, San Jose, Calif., entered into a commercial distribution agreement with PakSense, Inc., Boise, Idaho, to develop intelligent sensing products that monitor perishable goods.