Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Oviedo, Fla., announced the expansion of its Oxnard, Calif., cooling and fresh-cut facility to better meet the increased demand for celery from foodservice, retailers and consumers.

JBT Corp., Chicago, partnered with SmartWash Solutions, Salinas, Calif., to start a new European alliance developed to bring an innovative combination of science, technology and engineering to fresh-cut produce processors in Europe.

SpartanNash Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., announced plans to exit its Indianapolis, Ind.-based Fresh Kitchen operations to improve operating earnings within the food distribution segment.

IF&P Foods, Indianapolis, Ind., and Get Fresh Produce, Bartlett, Ill., created a new company called FreshEdge, which consists of a collection of produce and specialty food distributors.

Get Fresh Cos. of Las Vegas, Nev., completed a significant expansion to its processor division.

Gulftech International, Inc., Denver, Colo., acquired ABL S.p.A., an Italy-based manufacturer of fruit processing equipment.

IF&P Foods, a Chicago-based private equity-backed family of produce and specialty food companies, acquired Get Fresh Produce, Bartlett, Ill.

JBT Corp., Chicago, announced a global alliance with SafeTraces, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based provider of food safety and traceability solutions, to integrate SafeTraces' patented DNA-based technologies into JBT's solutions portfolio for worldwide distribution.