Duravant, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, acquired Mespack, a Barcelona, Spain-based manufacturer of flexible packaging equipment.
Cincinnati-based Intelligrated announced the rebranding and evolution of its software group, integrating the Knighted brand and having all software products fall under the Intelligrated Software brand.
Coveris Holdings S.A., a Chicago-based packaging and coatings solutions company, acquired Olefinas, an agricultural plastics company with operations in Guatemala and Mexico.
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Cleveland, Ohio, announced plans to acquire Gregory Poole Equipment Co., Dougherty Equipment Co., Inc., LiftOne LLC, VBS Inc. Material Handling Equipment and Briggs Equipment, Inc., thus restructuring the dealer networks for its Hyster and Yale brands across six states.
This year's 2015 Food Logistics Forum focused on a variety of import and export transportation issues, including labor negotiations at West Coast port terminals, FSMA regulations, consumer trends and warehouse efficiency programs.
UK-based poultry processor Faccenda Foods implemented SonoSteam technology, a minimal processing technology that uses steam and ultrasound to reduce the risk of foodborne diseases.
Unilever USA, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., partnered with U.S. Gain, the compressed natural gas (CNG) division of U.S. Venture, Appleton, Wis., to build a GAIN Clean Fueling CNG fueling station in Edwardsville, Ill.
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