Scanbuy, Inc., a New York-based provider of advanced QR Code mobile technology services that include SmartLabel capabilities, and Kezzler, a Boston-based business services company for product serialization, tracking and tracing announced a strategic partnership that will bring Internet of Packaging (IoP) to SmartLabel.

TricorBraun, St. Louis, formed a 50-50 joint venture in South America with Amfora Packaging, Columbia.

JAXPORT partner North Florida Warehouse FTZ, a division of JZ Expedited Logistics, Jacksonville, Fla., received permission to operate what is said to be Foreign Trade Zone No. 64’s first outdoor storage facility.

The Middleby Corp., Elgin, Ill., acquired Globe Food Equipment Co., a provider of commercial foodservice slicers and mixers based in Dayton, Ohio.

Klöckner Pentaplast, Gordonsville, Va., will open its first European kp i.center Nov. 8.

MH Equipment, Peoria, Ill., announced plans to partner with Combilift, Greensboro, N.C., to become a stocking dealer.

New analysis from Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shows the operating and financial benefits of a lease vs. ownership structure for private truck fleet operators and for-hire carriers.

Genstar Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, acquired Tekni-Plex, Inc., Wayne, Pa.