Congebec Logistics Inc., a Canada-based provider of refrigerated logistics services, acquired the assets of Westco MultiTemp Distribution Centres Inc., also based in Canada.
Brazil's Marfrig Alimentos, parent company of Keystone Foods, hired former Cargill executive Frank Ravndal, Jr. to serve as chief executive officer, replacing William Andersen, who held the position on an interim basis.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a 50/50 joint venture with Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC, Kansas City, Mo., and its sister company, Pine Ridge Farms, LLC, Greenville, N.Y.
Portola Packaging, Inc., Naperville, Ill., announced a $12 million capital expenditure investment for its Kingsport, Tenn., and Tolleson, Ariz., facilities.
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based umbrella trade association for the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging and the Motion Control Association (MCA), launched a new website, www.A3automate.org.
Twin City Foods, Inc., Stanwood, Wash., broke ground for a single-story, 32,000-square-foot addition to its existing vegetable processing plant in Pasco, Wash.
Golden State Foods, Irvine, Calif., acquired majority ownership of Groenz Group Ltd., a manufacturer of sauces, dressings, condiments and powders for the quick-service restaurant and foodservice industries in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Praxair, Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire NuCO2 INC. from Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, for $1.1 billion in cash.
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