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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods is now accepting nominations for our 2015 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year.

Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, terminated its merger agreement with US Foods, Rosemont, Ill.

The Kraft Heinz Co.'s senior leadership team marks another major milestone in the soon-to-be-completed merger with a new leadership team.

Paine & Partners, LLC and Icicle Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Del., entered into agreements to sell Icicle to Convergence Holdings, Inc., Hallandale Beach, Ill., and Dominion Catchers, LLC, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Keith Kinsey was named new chief executive officer, succeeding Dick Portillo, who founded the company in 1963, among other personnel announcements.

Kool Pak LLC, Portland, Ore., expanded capacity and capabilities of its Ontario, Calif., temperature-controlled warehouse to accommodate extensive business growth throughout California.

National Beef Packing Co., Kansas City, Mo., announced plans to expand its Moultrie, Ga., operation, creating approximately 200 jobs.

Hilmar Cheese Co., Inc., Hilmar, Calif., announced plans to increase cheese capacity and add 500-pound barrel production at its Dalhart, Texas, manufacturing site.

Refrigerated warehouse logistics provider Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., opened the doors to an additional 12,000 pallet positions of deep frozen storage, following the completion of Phase IV of the Hanson Logistics Chicago Consolidation Center.

Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, Wis., announced plans to combine its foodservice and food ingredients divisions to form one division that houses both foodservice and ingredients.