Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., announced the opening of its state-of-the-art distribution and processing center in Houston, Texas.

US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., to acquire F. Christiana and Co., a Marerro, La.-based broadline distributor of food and food-related products.

Nicholas and Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, acquired C&M Food Distributing, Inc., Reno, Nev.

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Kansas City, Kan., announced its successful unification with Affiliated Foods Midwest (AFM), Norfolk, Neb.

Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, Rosemont, Ill., entered into an agreement with Earth Brothers Ltd., North Springfield, Vt., to purchase substantially all of the assets of the Black River Produce distribution business.

ALDI, Batavia, Ill., announced plans to invest $57 million to establish a division headquarters and 500,000-square-foot distribution facility in Dinwiddie County, Va.

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Kansas City, Kan., and Affiliated Foods Midwest (AFM), Norfolk, Neb., reached an agreement to combine the two cooperatives’ distribution businesses.