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SSI SCHAEFER opens reusable packaging fabrication facility in Mexico

The new facility drastically shortens delivery time while reducing logistical delivery costs for clients located in and around Mexico.

April 6, 2017

The packaging systems division of SSI Schaefer Systems International, Charlotte, N.C., expanded production capabilities with a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

LIG Assets enters JV with LIVE SHIP Global Seafood Logistics

LIVE SHIP maintains an exclusive worldwide agreement to transport 25,000 pounds of live lobster and live snow crab using specially designed 40-foot sea containers.

April 3, 2017

LIG Assets, Inc. (also known as the Leader in Green Assets or LIGA), Dallas, Texas, entered into a joint venture partnership with LIVE SHIP Global Seafood Logistics, Canada.

SencorpWhite to purchase Intek Integration Technologies

Intek’s supply chain execution platform complements White Systems’ AS/RS, providing a comprehensive selection of hardware and software designed to improve system performance and flexibility.

April 3, 2017

SencorpWhite, Hyannis, Mass., announced plans to acquire Intek Integration Technologies Inc., a Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of software that helps manufacturers and distributors better manage their warehouses, inventory levels and supply chains.

Survey: 1 in 3 shoppers will order groceries online in 2017

The data reveals aggressive growth in consumer adoption of online for groceries in both 2016 and 2017.

March 31, 2017

Unata, a Canada-based provider of 1:1 digital solutions for grocers, reveals the top findings from its Annual 2017 Grocery eCommerce Forecast.

Study: Ingredient fears reduce consumer enjoyment at mealtime

40% of consumers have lost enjoyment of the foods they eat due to safety and quality concerns.

March 31, 2017

With consumer fears escalating about potentially harmful ingredients in food and personal care products, a survey from Daymon Worldwide, Stamford, Conn., reveals that 40% of consumers have lost enjoyment of the foods they eat due to safety and quality concerns.

Smithfield V-P joins NAM board of directors

March 31, 2017

Here's a rundown of this week's personnel changes.

Danone to sell Stonyfield following WhiteWave acquisition

In order to facilitate the prompt closing of the WhiteWave acquisition, Danone will sell one of its U.S. dairy subsidiaries, Stonyfield in the months following the closing of the acquisition.

March 31, 2017

Danone, France, reached a major step toward the closing of the WhiteWave acquisition that was first announced in July 2016.

Dot Foods breaks ground on 2 expansions at HQs

This project takes a different approach to the traditional office space.

March 31, 2017

Dot Foods broke ground on two large expansion projects at the company's corporate headquarters in Mt. Sterling, Ill.

OSI Europe Foodworks acquires Hynek Schlachthof GmbH

Hynek Schlachthof GmbH is a beef slaughter operation based in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.

March 31, 2017

OSI Europe Foodworks, a European division of OSI Group, LLC, Aurora, Ill., acquired Hynek Schlachthof GmbH, a beef slaughter operation based in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.

VARGO signs distribution agreement with KNAPP

Under the terms of the agreement, VARGO maintains the rights to market KNAPP’s OSR Shuttle and other KNAPP products as part VARGO solutions.

March 31, 2017

VARGO, a Hilliard, Ohio-based provider of warehouse execution software, material handling system integration and equipment solutions, signed a distribution agreement with KNAPP Logistics Automjation, a Kennesaw, Ga.-based specialist in highly automated equipment lines and solutions.