Alliance for Innovation & Operational Excellence (AIOE), Reston, Va., formed the Total Cost of Ownership Solution Group (TCOSG) and Engineering Solution Group (ESG).
Don't put down the salt shaker yet—American consumers are confused on how to best reduce sodium intake, according to a recent study conducted by Chicago-based Mintel.
The Smithfield Packing Co., Inc., a Smithfield, Va.-based subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., plans to shift bone-in ham production from its Landover, Md., plant to its facilities in North Carolina and Kentucky, and then permanently close the Landover plant by early fall.
House of Raeford Farms, Rose Hill, N.C., will be phasing out its commodity turkey growing and slaughter operations in eastern N.C., to focus its resources on increasing chicken production volumes and expanding its fully cooked turkey and chicken product lines over the next 2-3 years.
Crown Equipment, New Bremen, Ohio, opened two company-owned facilities in New Orleans and Shreveport, La., to enhance service to customers in the region.
Harvest Meat Co., Inc., a San Diego, Calif.-based distributor of protein products to retail and foodservice customers, acquired certain distribution assets from Randall Foods, Inc.