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SGS acquires ILC Micro-Chem

The ILC laboratory consists of two departments—microbiology and chemistry—and maintains testing scope accredited by the Standards Council of Canada to ISO/IEC 17025 standard.
March 9, 2017
SGS, Fairfield, N.J., acquired ILC Micro-Chem, a Canada-based independent laboratory that specializes in microbiology and food chemistry testing services.
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West Liberty Foods unveils new subsidiary, Liberty Free Range Poultry

The assets to be acquired from Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger will operate under the name Liberty Free Range Poultry, L.L.C.
March 9, 2017
West Liberty Foods, LLC, a West Liberty, Iowa-based private label manufacturer and foodservice supplier, announced that the assets to be acquired from Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger will operate under the name Liberty Free Range Poultry, L.L.C.
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Roadrunner Transportation Systems forms Roadrunner Temperature Controlled

Roadrunner Temperature Controlled brings together decades of refrigerated freight and logistical experience combined with the latest temperature control technologies.
March 9, 2017
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Cudahy, Wis., formed Roadrunner Temperature Controlled (RRTC), which provides temperature-controlled solutions for both large and small customers.
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Lait Kaiser, Cult Yogourt acquire Chagnon Dairy

Chagnon produces over 4 million liters of fluid milk, butter, ice cream and other dairy products.
March 8, 2017
Lait Kaiser and Cult Yogourt announced plans to purchase Chagnon Dairy, a Canada-based independent creamery and milk brand.
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Visy, Water.IO partner to deliver smart packaging solutions

Israel-based Water.IO leverages a unique combination of sensors, algorithms, cloud servers and mobile apps to provide a complete IoT platform for consumer packaged brands.
March 8, 2017
Visy, a packaging company based in Australia, and Water.IO, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) smart packaging solutions, formed a strategic partnership to bring smart packaging to the region.
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Study shows consumers embracing flexitarian diet

A majority of Americans (57%) plan to change their diet in 2017 to get healthy, not thin.
March 8, 2017
Green Chef Corp., a Boulder, Colo.-based USDA-certified organic meal kit delivery company, released the “2017 Dietary Fluidity Report.”
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VersaCold approved to export fish to EU, China

The approved facilities are located in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.
March 8, 2017
VersaCold Logistics Services, Canada, announced that as of Jan. 1, 11 of its refrigerated warehousing facilities received approval to export fish to the People’s Republic of China, while six more have been approved to export fish to the European Union (EU).
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CX North America integrates freight collaboration platform with Active Aero Group’s technology

The integration allows load data to flow seamlessly from the Active Aero Group platform into the CX North America solution and automatic location updates and key shipment notification alerts from the CX North America to populate the Active Aero Group system in real time.
March 8, 2017
CX North America Information Services Inc., Canada, partnered with Active Aero Group, a Belleville, Mich.-based provider of transportation management services for the manufacturing industry.
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