Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P., Canada, and its partners acquired M&M Meat Shops Ltd., a Canada-based independent retailer of specialty frozen foods.
Colorado Premium Foods, Greeley, Colo., acquired all of the assets and stock of Buedel Fine Meats & Provisions and Vlcek Fine Meats, Inc., both based in Bridgeview, Ill.
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., extended its Backyard Flavors brand with Beef Skirt Steak with Smokey Chili Sauce and Beef Flat Iron with Mesquite Seasoning.
Sierra Meat and Seafood, Reno, Nev., along with its sister company, Durham Ranches Inc., Gillette, Wyo., announced plans to acquire Strube Gourmet Wagyu Meat.
McKay TransCold, Edina, Minn., launched TransCold Express, a hub-to-hub refrigerated boxcar service operated that runs bi-directionally between Wilmington, Ill., and Selma, Calif.
Provisur Technologies, Inc., Mokena, Ill., expanded its Weiler grinder line to include its new VersaGrind 11 Pump Grinding System for sausage, meat and poultry processors.
Thin Film Electronics ASA, San Jose, Calif., entered into a commercial distribution agreement with PakSense, Inc., Boise, Idaho, to develop intelligent sensing products that monitor perishable goods.
Ohio Packing Co. announced that it will close its Columbus, Ohio, operations, effective April 14, and transition production from its Harvest, Family and Serv-Mor brands, as well as its private label business, to Blue Grass Quality Meats, Crescent Springs, Ky.