Pest control specialist Orkin Commercial Services, Atlanta, has partnered with NSF International,
a public health and safety organization, to develop a free online
training video to prepare food processors for the pest control portion
of their third-party audits.
The Department of Justice said it reached a settlement that will require Bemis Company Inc. to divest certain assets used in the production and sale of flexible packaging for natural cheese and fresh meat in order to proceed with its acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business from Rio Tinto plc.
Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., said it expects by July to complete an expansion at its temperature-controlled Chicago Consolidation Center in Hobart, Ind.
Productivity technologies provider RedPrairie Holding Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., said it agreed to be acquired by New Mountain Capital LLC, a New York, N.Y., equity investment firm.
Ashworth Bros. Inc., Winchester, Va., says the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee
(BISSC) formally approved and verified Ashworth's Omni-Pro® FlexLite, a
strong and lightweight belt for conveying pans, trays, and large
products.
Packaging machinery supplier Bradman Lake Inc.
said it expects by March to relocate its Charlotte, N.C., manufacturing
plant to a new 40,000-sq.-ft. operation in Rock Hill, S.C.
Citing increased sales to food processors, business enterprise and on-demand software supplier AFS Technologies Inc., Phoenix, said it named Lance Anderson as vice president, national sales-food manufacturing.
Great Dane Trailers, Savannah, Ga., said it purchased Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, a Rice Lake, Wis., supplier of insulated fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies and all-electric refrigeration solutions.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) Sugar Land, Texas, said Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., is "proceeding with plans" to build a 960,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Union City, Ga.