Packaging materials supplier Pactiv Corporation, Lake Forest, Ill., said it agreed to be acquired in a $6 billion deal by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited.
Great Dane Limited Partnership said it plans by 2012 to build and open a 450,000-square-foot plant in Statesboro, Ga., to manufacture more than 5,000 refrigerated trailers per year.
Global material handling equipment supplier Dematic, Luxembourg, said it agreed to purchase North American competitor HK Systems Inc., New Berlin, Wis.
Preferred Freezer Services, Elizabeth, N.J., said its newest, fully automated cold storage facility in Chicago earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Food packaging equipment supplier Harpak, Inc., South Easton, Mass., said it merged with Spain's Ulma Group and Ulma Packaging Systems Inc., Onati, Spain.
A M King Construction, Charlotte, N.C., said it broke ground for a 103,000-square-foot fresh bun bakery and distribution center in Clayton, N.C., (see image, left) for Northeast Foods Inc.
To provide greater efficiency in customer service, Stellar,
a Jacksonville, Fla., construction, design, engineering and mechanical
services firm, has expanded its existing Refrigeration division to
include the company’s Maintenance, Parts and Operations and Automation
Services divisions.
JBT Corporation, Chicago, said its JBT FoodTech business will supply $5.5 million in portioning equipment to a "major North American-based poultry company."