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Scientists at IBM Research – Almaden, San Jose, Calif., discovered that analyzing retail-scanner data from grocery stores against maps of confirmed cases of foodborne illness can speed early investigations.

Orca Bay Seafoods Inc., Renton, Wash., tapped Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), Chatham, N.J., to develop a new 314,424-square-foot, state-of-the-art warehousing, distribution and processing center in Federal Way, Wash.

Nestlé USA, Glendale, Calif., elevated its commitment to quality and safety with a $31 million investment in the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center (NQAC) in Dublin, Ohio.

Cavalier Produce, Lynchburg, Va., selected Tippmann Innovation (TI), Fort Wayne, Ind., to build its new commercial cold storage facility in Charlottesville, Va.

The Country Hen expanded its Hubbardston, Mass., headquarters facility, boasting three new state-of-the-art barns, thus increasing production by 75%.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Annapolis, Md., announced plans to again partner with PACK EXPO International, set to take place Nov. 6-9 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., released its 2015 Sustainability & Financial Report, which was prepared in accordance with the core option of the G4 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative.

Midfield Group, Australia, and Louis Dreyfus Co. (LDC) Dairy Asia Pte Ltd., a Netherlands-based wholly owned subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Co. Asia, entered into a joint venture for the construction, development and management of a dairy processing plant and related commercial activities.