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Universal Pasteurization Co., Lincoln, Neb., announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, UPC Texas, LLC, Dallas, Texas, acquired the assets of Global Leading Foods, a Coppell, Texas-based premier supplier of high-pressure processing (HPP) services.

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Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd., Canada, acquired Salerno Dairy, a Canada-based family-owned manufacturer of specialty Italian cheese.

National Beef Packing Co., Kansas City, Mo., announced plans to close its Brawley, Calif., beef processing facility.

Construction is underway on a 2.7 million-cubic-foot expansion of Henningsen Cold Storage's Portland, Ore., operation.

Meijer signaled its intent to build the company’s first Ohio-based dairy production facility in Tipp City, Ohio.

B. Craig Owens, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of Campbell Soup Co., announced his intent to retire, effective May 1.

CenterPoint Properties, Oak Brook, Ill., announced a 300,000-square-foot speculative building on 21.3 acres within the premier transportation and logistics development at CenterPoint Intermodal Center – Kansas City.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc., Matthews, N.C., announced that the merger transaction between the two companies was completed on Jan. 28.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., announced plans to expand its Kinston, N.C., facility, located at 70 West Industrial Park.