United Premium Foods (UPF), a Woodbridge, N.J.-based private investment group, purchased the Amboy Group, a Woodbridge, N.J.-based provider of quality meat and food products, out of bankruptcy.

Emergent Cold, Dallas, Texas, announced plans for a strategic investment in Piura, Perú.

NewCold, the Netherlands, opened a $90 million, 180,000-square-foot facility in Burley, Idaho.

AGRO Merchants Group, Alpharetta, Ga., acquired three Iberia-based cold stores from Friopuerto, Spain.

Private investors Gregg and Jeff Hamann acquired Before the Butcher, Irvine, Calif., in a transaction that complements the Hamanns’ ownership of ground beef producer Jensen Meat Co.

CapTemp USA, Windham, N.H., developed an automated temperature recording system for The CPF Group, an organization comprised of pear and apple producers throughout Portugal, to continuously monitor and report ambient temperature and relative humidity of fruit storage units as well as fruit pulp temperatures while in cold storage.

Emergent Cold, Dallas, Texas, announced plans to acquire Oxford Cold Storage, Australia, to create a global network of cold chain businesses.

Dollar General Corp., Goodlettsville, Ten., established a new cold storage facility in Schuylkill County, Pa.

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Americold Realty Trust, Atlanta, acquired Lanier Cold Storage, Lula, Ga., for $82 million.