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Eco-Safe Systems USA appointed James Hartman as chief operating officer, among other industry personnel announcements.

Barber Foods celebrated its 60th anniversary by undergoing a more than $1 million capital improvement on its Portland, Maine, headquarters production facility.

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Itasca, Ill., announced the opening of its first office in Mexico.

Duravant, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, acquired Mespack, a Barcelona, Spain-based manufacturer of flexible packaging equipment.

Cincinnati-based Intelligrated announced the rebranding and evolution of its software group, integrating the Knighted brand and having all software products fall under the Intelligrated Software brand.

Coveris Holdings S.A., a Chicago-based packaging and coatings solutions company, acquired Olefinas, an agricultural plastics company with operations in Guatemala and Mexico.

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Cleveland, Ohio, announced plans to acquire Gregory Poole Equipment Co., Dougherty Equipment Co., Inc., LiftOne LLC, VBS Inc. Material Handling Equipment and Briggs Equipment, Inc., thus restructuring the dealer networks for its Hyster and Yale brands across six states.

Sierra Meat and Seafood, through its holding company, Armand Agra, Reno, Nev., purchased the Sausage Factory, Carson City, Nev.

Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., opened the doors to its new 420,000-square-foot distribution center in Imperial, Pa.

This year's 2015 Food Logistics Forum focused on a variety of import and export transportation issues, including labor negotiations at West Coast port terminals, FSMA regulations, consumer trends and warehouse efficiency programs.