915 Labs, Centennial, Colo., introduced its new microwave sterilization system, a transformative technology for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food.

Butler Automatic, Middleborough, Mass., announced its new SP3HSL Series automatic film splicer, an automatic web splicing system for printed sleeve films for consumer packaged goods.

Menasha Corp., Neenah, Wis., acquired Canada-based Portable Packaging Systems, Inc.

Kane Is Able (KANE) added a Northeast Ohio warehouse to its national distribution network to address growing customer demand in the Greater Cleveland-Akron-Canton market.

Lascom Solutions, San Diego, Calif., made available its CPG solution update, designed to help U.S. food processors comply with the new INCO (Information to Consumers) labeling regulations.

The challenge for brand management is still focused on how to find and collect data, but also increasingly more about how to put it to work.

Consumer packaged food and beverage manufacturer WhiteWave Foods Co. will locate operations in Clearfield County, Pa., creating at least 100 new jobs.

Athena Controls Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., launched Maestro, a system of temperature controllers, sensors and data recorders for process equipment used to manufacture fast-moving consumer packaged goods.

Information Resources, Inc., a Chicago-based market research firm, conducted extensive research into the daily eating habits of Americans and found that the age-old image of a family seated around the dining room table enjoying a home-cooked meal is falling by the wayside.

DSC Logistics, Des Plaines, Ill., expanded their U.S. network with the construction of a state-of-the-art food and consumer packaged goods retail consolidation logistics center in the new logistics park in Moreno Valley, Calif.