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Marlen International, Inc., a Riverside, Mo.-based subsidiary of Duravant LLC, Downers Grove, Ill., acquired Afoheat, a Belgium-based provider of gas-powered heating, roasting, searing and grilling equipment solutions for the food industry.

Aquamar, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and LM Foods, LLC, Carteret, N.J., combined forces to create a new platform in the surimi seafood market, producing and selling crab-flavored seafood to foodservice, food manufacturing and retail channels primarily in North America.

Check out this week's recap of personnel announcements in the cold food and beverage industry.

A survey found that consumers want to know where their seafood is coming from and that it was sourced responsibly, according to a June 2017 Cargill Feed4Thought consumer survey, produced by Cargill, Minneapolis.

Pentalver Transport Ltd., a London-based subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Darien, Conn., commenced work on Phase 2 of the Pentalver container facility at Berth 7, DP World London Gateway.

Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest $84 million in its Union City, Tenn., poultry plant.

Piedmont Custom Meats, Gibsonville, N.C., announced plans to expand the former Yates Country Ham building in Asheboro, N.C.

Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., acquired Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages, a branded foodservice business, from Capitol Wholesale Meats, Inc.

Produce, a category that outpaces total store sales at $63 billion, increased in dollars 3.3% and grew in volume 2.6% over the 52 weeks ending March 19, according to “Power of Produce 2017,” produced by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI).