Cargill, Wichita, Kan., officially opened the doors to its $111 million cooked meats facility in Columbus, Neb.

Dot Foods, Dallas, Texas, broke ground on its 11th distribution center.

Harvest Food Distributors, San Diego, Calif., and Sherwood Food Distributors, Detroit, Mich., announced plans to merge.

A new study released by AlixPartners, a New York-based global business-advisory firm, posits that the turbulence in the chain-restaurant industry of late—from underperforming results to an uptick in bankruptcies to renewed shareholder pressures—might not be just a blip but rather a sign of structural changes besetting the industry.

Rupari Food Services, a South Holland, Ill.-based producer of branded and private label restaurant-quality barbequed meats, including Tony Roma's and Butcher's Prime retail brands, reached a definitive agreement to sell to a wholly owned subsidiary of Carl Buddig and Co., South Holland, Ill.

Willy’s Fresh Salsa opened its new corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant in Swanton, Ohio, to expand its all-natural salsa offerings nationwide.

Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD), a producer and processor of store-brand organic milk and butter, announced plans to construct a new dairy processing facility in Columbia, Mo.

The global demand for IQF vegetable is expected to rise on the account of their longer shelf lives, speedy processing of foods and robust supply chain.