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NPD study: Predictions for 2017 and beyond

Food and beverage consumption patterns are among the most stable consumer behaviors, but changes are happening that will alter, and even disrupt, what is considered to be the fundamentals for this industry.
December 14, 2016
The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, N.Y., released its predictions for 2017 and beyond.
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ITP opens first U.S. warehouse, sales office

The company’s North American subsidiary, ITP USA, Inc. in Pine Brook, N.J., offers on-site technical assistance and safety stock.
December 14, 2016
ITP, an Italian manufacturer of polyolefin films for food and industrial packaging, announced the opening of its first U.S. sales office and warehouse.
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Hygiena to acquire DuPont’s food safety diagnostics business

DuPont Diagnostics provides innovative, science-based microbial detection and monitoring products.
December 14, 2016
Hygiena, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company based in Camarillo, Calif., announced plans to acquire the global food safety diagnostics business from DuPont Nutrition & Health, Wilmington, Del.
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Peri & Sons Farms, Nunes Co. to build state-of-the-art distribution operation

The new facility, Walker River Cooling, is expected to open in May 2017, and will service retailers, wholesalers and other buying organizations throughout North America.
December 14, 2016
Peri & Sons Farms, Yerington, Nev., and Nunes Co., Salinas, Calif., joined forces to build a state-of-the-art cooling and distribution facility in Yerington, Nev.
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Study: 98% of Americans prefer to cook at home

While 98% of Americans prefer to cook at home, 50% say they cook between 3-6 days a week, the report says.
December 14, 2016
Cooking at home is still the preferred way to prepare meals, according to a new survey by ReportLinker, New York.
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Maple Leaf Foods launches Centre for Action on Food Security

The goal of the center is to work collaboratively to reduce food insecurity in Canada by 50% by 2030.
December 14, 2016
Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods announced a long-term commitment to advance sustainable food security through the launch of the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, a not-for-profit organization.
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USCS opens refrigerated warehouse in Dallas

The USCS Dallas facility now offers 517,566 square feet of cold storage with room for 56,809 pallets stored at temperatures ranging from -20°F to 40°F.
December 13, 2016
United States Cold Storage (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., completed a 5.3 million-cubic-foot, Phase 3 addition to its public refrigerated warehouse in Dallas, Texas.
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Genesee & Wyoming to acquire Pentalver Transport, expand UK intermodal logistics

Pentalver operates off-dock container terminals strategically placed at each of the four major seaports in the UK.
December 13, 2016
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), Darien, Conn., and its subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Co. Ltd., entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of APM Terminals (a subsidiary of A P Møller-Maersk A/S) to purchase Pentalver Transport Ltd.
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Spartan Motors to acquire fire apparatus maker Smeal

The addition of Smeal product portfolio accelerates Spartan Motors' emergency response business.
December 13, 2016
Spartan Motors, Inc., Charlotte, Mich., announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spartan Motors USA, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., an innovator and manufacturer of fire apparatus based in Snyder, Neb., and its subsidiaries for $36.3 million.
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