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KOOL PAK Logistics, Portland, Ore., is the newest part of the KOOL PAK family of transportation companies.

GEA Refrigeration Technologies, York, Pa., opened a new Freezer Competence Center in Dijon, France.

Paul Bulcke, chief executive officer of Nestlé S.A., and Dick Boer, chief executive officer of Royal Ahold, were elected co-chairs, replacing Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co., and Gareth Ackerman, chairman of Pick ‘n Pay Holdings Ltd.

Arbor Investments, Chicago, completed the acquisition of The New French Bakery, Inc., a Minneapolis-based producer of premium branded and private label take-and-bake, par-baked and fresh artisan breads.

Golden State Foods (GSF), Irvine, Calif., broke ground on a new distribution facility in McCook, Ill.

Ruiz Food Products, Inc., Dinuba, Calif., announced plans to a 50,000-square-foot expansion of its Denison, Texas, manufacturing and distribution facility.

M.G. Waldbaum Co., a subsidiary of Michael Foods, Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Primera Foods Corp., a Cameron, Wis.-based liquid egg producer.

ATMI, Inc., Danbury, Conn., opened a laboratory for applications development and testing.

Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk, Va., opened its Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility.

Sandridge Food Corp., Medina, Ohio, acquired a majority interest in RMH Foods, LLC, a Morton, Ill.-based producer of fully cooked refrigerated and frozen entrées for retail and foodservice.