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Tetra Pak Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill., acquired Champlin, Minn.-based Filtration Engineering Co., Inc., a leader in membrane filtration technology for the dairy and cheese industries.

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. broke ground on an expansion of its Houston, Texas, headquarters manufacturing facility.

Provisur Technologies, Inc., Mokena, Ill., acquired MultiTec, a Germany-based leader in autoloading systems.

To accommodate its growth, Delkor Systems moved its operations to 4300 Round Lake Rd. W. in St. Paul, Minn.

Clear Springs Foods, Inc., Buhl, Idaho, assumed control of two trout-raising facilities in Southern Idaho, which are adjacent to current operations.

Don Lee Farms acquired a 140,000-square-foot production and distribution facility in Mansfield, Texas, that will serve as an additional food production facility with a cold storage and distribution center.

Steven Roberts Original Desserts and Ticklebelly Desserts purchased a 380,000-square-foot facility in Aurora, Colo., that allows them to consolidate their Colorado bakeries, warehouse and corporate headquarters under one roof to increase manufacturing and shipping capacity and add up to 800 new jobs over the next three years.

The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), Falls Church, Va., overhauled its website to provide new value to its members and serve what is said to be the foremost source of information about foodservice packaging.

White Castle promotes president, while Pizza Hut names new COO.

New research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces hunger, boosts satiety and reduces brain responses involved with food cravings more than a typical breakfast that is lower in protein.