KOFAB, Algona, Iowa, and Meyer Industries, San Antonio, Texas, teamed up to capitalize on their respective strengths and offer innovative and technologically-advanced solutions with their new company, Precision Food Innovations (PFI).

Duravant LLC, Downers Grove, Ill., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), the McLean, Va.-based owners of the PROCESS EXPO tradeshow, provided insight into global forecast reports focused on meat and poultry processing equipment for the next five years.

Marlen International, Inc., a Riverside, Mo.-based division of Duravant, Downers Grove, Ill., acquired Unitherm Food Systems, Inc.

Food processing machinery continues to experience significant annual growth, increasing 11.3%, according to the “2017 Trends in Food Processing Operations” report, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va.

JBT Corp., Chicago, purchased PLF International Ltd., an England-based provider of powder filling systems for the global food and beverage markets.

Provisur Technologies, Inc., Chicago, acquired Lutetia.

Marel, Iceland, announced plans to acquire Sulmaq, Brazil.