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A partnership of leading international organizations, launched the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (FLW Standard), what is said to be the first-ever set of global definitions and reporting requirements for companies, countries and others to consistently and credibly measure, report on and manage food loss and waste.

Merchants Foodservice, Hattiesburg, Miss., expanded its Clanton, Ala., distribution center.

Star Refrigeration, a UK-based independent cooling and heating contractor, opened the doors to its new factory that manufactures EcoDesign Directive (2009/125/EC)-compliant ammonia air cooled chillers.

Matrix Technologies, Inc., Maumee, Ohio, added an office in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Safe Fleet, Belton, Mo., acquired FleetMind Solutions, Inc., a Canada-based provider of “smart truck” solutions, including onboard computing (OBC) systems that enable waste and recycling fleets to link their drivers and vehicles to business operations in real-time to ensure improved safety, productivity, sustainability and customer service.

The team at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), Morris, Minn., created a goal in 2013 to raise renewable electric energy generation on dairy farms by establishing a “net-zero” energy milking parlor.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., joined RE100, committing to increase its use of renewable electricity from 20% today to 100% across all global operations by 2030.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., received state approval for a $24 million expansion project at its Mayfield, Ky., poultry processing complex.

Simply Essentials, LLC, Overland Park, Kan., purchased the Cedar River Poultry chicken processing plant in Charles City, Iowa, and announced plans to invest more than $30 million to reopen it in the fall.