The new OPTIMASS developed by KROHNE Inc., Peabody, Mass., can handle the challenge of entrained gas during measurement without stalling the meter.

Canada-based Gay Lea Foods Cooperative Ltd. acquired Black River Cheese Co., Canada, effective June 1.

Artisanal Brands, Inc., a N.Y.-based marketer and distributor of specialty, artisanal and farmstead cheese products, plans to relocate into new cheese aging and production facilities next spring as part of its 10th anniversary.