Zip-Pak, Manteno, Ill., opened a packaging lab and showroom at its Brazil facility located in Cabreúva, São Paulo.

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Itasca, Ill., added a new office in Rochester, N.Y., to its expanding global network.

TricorBraun, St. Louis, Mo., completed three new regional centers to support the company’s continuing growth in North America.

Raymond Handling Concepts Corp., Fremont, Calif., opened a new facility in Boise, Idaho, providing world-class products and services to a broader customer base.

Baking and food processing companies consider new projects every day. Some are new Greenfield development projects and others are expansions or renovations to an existing facility. Either way, all projects come with concerns.

Denmark-based Færch Plast A/S announced plans to expand internationally into Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Canada, South Africa, Israel and the United States.

Swisslog Logistics, Newport News, Va., acquired FORTE Industries, a warehouse automation system integrator located in Mason, Ohio.

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, N.J., announced its newest facility in Woodbridge Township, N.J., what is now the company’s eighth cold storage facility in New Jersey and its 35th worldwide.

Unifiller UK inked a deal to be the exclusive business partner for Jeros UK, an international manufacturer of tray cleaners and utensil washers for the food industry.

Universal Pasteurization Co., LLC, Lincoln, Neb., announced plans to build a new 170,000-square-foot facility in Malvern, Pa.