One of the industry's largest supplier of frozen trays, APT, is now part of Sonoco Plastics, a new unit formed by Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C.

One of the nation's largest public refrigerated warehouse operators, Millard Refrigerated Services, Omaha, Neb., said it simplified its brand identity and now will known as Millard.

Expanding logistics services led Merchants Terminal Corp., Baltimore, Md., to change its name to MTC Logistics, officials said.

Public refrigerated warehousing giant VersaCold, Vancouver, B.C., held a lunch and ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the business' Tacoma, Wash., distribution center.

Danfoss, a supplier of electronic and mechanical components and control systems for refrigeration and air conditioning, heating and power electronics, said it was recognized by the Alliance to Save Energy.

A leading supplier of foodservice equipment, The Middleby Corp., Elgin, Ill., said it purchased the food processing equipment of Cozzini Inc., Chicago.

To strengthen its transportation and logistics capabilities, Iowa Cold Storage LLC, Altoona, Iowa, said it has formed a collaborative partnership with ICS Logistics Corp.

Cost-cutting, cold storage construction trends and technologies are a major focus of the 30th Annual International Association for Cold Storage and Construction (IACSC) Conference and Expo, Nov. 4-7, 2010.

The Haskell Company, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based design-build firm, said it strengthened its food and beverage industry capabilities with the purchase of E²M, an Atlanta-based manufacturing system integration firm.

Convenience store retailer 7-Eleven Inc., Dallas, said it hired Jesus H. Delgado-Jenkins as senior vice president of merchandising and logistics.