Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., acquired Industrial Refrigeration Services and Engineering (IRSE), Pottstown, Pa.

EC Fans & Drives, a New Bedford, Mass.-based division of Epec Engineered Technologies, released electric motors specifically for the HVAC and refrigeration sectors.

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Coldbox Builders, a Canadian cold storage and food processing design builder, began construction to expand Sysco Corp.’s Windsor, Ontario, facility.

E. Linwood "Tip" Tipton, the first president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, passed away Oct. 12 after a year-long illness.

Golden State Foods, Irvine, Calif., opened the doors to its new expanded distribution facility in Phoenix, Ariz.

Kroff, Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based specialty chemical company focused on solutions for environmental, manufacturing and water treatment processes, expanded its service array with the launch of Kroff Food Services, Inc.

Swift Transportation Co., Phoenix, Ariz., acquired Central Refrigerated Service, Inc., a Naperville, Ill.-based temperature controlled truckload carrier.

Ed Carolan was named president, U.S. retail, responsible for Campbell Soup Co.'s $3.5 billion U.S. soup, sauces and beverages business, while Tony Thompson was named president and COO of Papa John's.

Alfa Laval, Inc., Richmond, Va., acquired Niagara Blower Co., a Buffalo, N.Y.-based manufacturer of energy-efficient niche heat transfer solutions.