Corn Products International, Inc. (CPI) Westchester, Ill., said it agreed to acquire National Starch, Bridgewater, N.J., from AkzoNobel, a global coatings and specialty chemicals company.
Global energy reduction technologies specialist Powerit Solutions, Seattle, said its board elected President & CEO Claes Olsson (pictured, left) to the additional post of chairman.
Global public refrigerated warehousing giant Versacold, Vancouver, B.C., said it earned awards for outstanding supplier service from Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., The Dannon Company, White Plains, N.Y., and Danone, Inc.
The Tippmann Group, Fort Wayne, Ind., said its Interstate Warehousing public refrigerated warehouse business broke ground for a 135,000-square-foot expansion at its Franklin, Ind., facility.
Global logistics services provider Preferred Freezer Services will move its corporate offices from Newark, N.J., to Elizabeth, N.J., "for growth and greater opportunities to service both international and North American business."
RLS Logistics, Malaga, N.J., hired John Pluciennik as vice president of business development. Pluciennik will assist RLS' current business and be responsible for regional growth initiatives outside the Northeast.
Americold Realty Trust, Atlanta, said retailer Target Corp. selected Americold's Phoenix refrigerated warehouse as a regional cold storage and distribution center for frozen foods to area stores.
JBT Corporation, Chicago, said its JBT FoodTech business has signed contracts valued at $5.4 million to supply freezing solutions for two German food processing plants.
There are new leaders at two of the nation's largest public refrigerated warehousing associations -- the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and an educational affiliate, the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO).
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