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Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to make major improvements to its Vienna, Ga., poultry plant.

Canada-based Premium Brands Holdings Corp. announced plans to close its processed meats plant in Toronto, Ontario.

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Lipari Foods, a Warren, Mich.-based food distributor, acquired 100% of Clover Mountain Foods, Bridgeville, Pa.

Marel, Iceland, is taking two significant steps toward a more streamlined and cost-effective manufacturing footprint.

Don Dalton, retired president of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, Tucker, Ga., passed away Jan. 19 at his home in Mayflower, Ark., just days before the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

Litehouse ,Inc., Sandpoint, Idaho, announced that effective Dec. 22, 2014, 100% of the company's stock was sold to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Cincinnati-based AdvancePierre Foods entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the wholesale and manufacturing operations of Landshire, Inc., a Caseyville, Ill.-based manufacturer of sandwich products.

S+S Inspection, Bartlett, Ill., changed its name to Sesotec.

West Liberty Foods, LLC, West Liberty, Iowa, announced plans to install an additional high-pressure processing (HPP) technology system in its Bolingbrook, Ill., facility.