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Agropur stops importing diafiltered milk

The interim national program makes it possible for dairy processors to stop using imported diafiltered milk while remaining competitive and supporting members and Canadian milk producers.
May 10, 2016
Agropur Cooperative, Canada, announced plans to immediately discontinue the use of imported diafiltered milk, becoming what is said to be the first major national processor to do so.
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Cooke Seafood to purchase Icicle Seafoods

The deal will include Icicle’s three business units, which harvest and process over 150,000 metric tons of seafood annually.
May 10, 2016
Cooke Seafood, Hyannis, Maine, signed a definitive agreement to purchase Icicle Seafoods, Inc., Seattle, Wash., to enhance the company’s investments in both the wild fishery and the aquaculture sectors.
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Ajinomoto Windsor develops food cost calculator for restaurant operators

The Food Cost Calculator enables users to input cost-per-case, unit of measure, pieces per case and other variables to calculate their real food cost and desired food cost percentage.
May 10, 2016
Ajinomoto Windsor (AWI), Ontario, Calif., announced the Food Cost Calculator, designed to help restaurant operators calculate food costs and other key profit-building functions.
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PROCESS EXPO teams up with IFFA to produce even larger tradeshow

By partnering with these world-class organizations, PROCESS EXPO strengthens its ability to meet and service the needs of show attendees and exhibitors in the food processing and packaging arena.
May 10, 2016
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), the McLean, Va.-based producer of the PROCESS EXPO shows, signed an agreement with Messe Frankfurt, the owner of the IFFA tradeshow, in support of both organizations' tradeshow events.
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Dean Foods to acquire Friendly's Ice Cream

Friendly's Ice Cream produces packaged ice cream and other frozen dessert products, including single-serve sundae cups, novelty items, cakes and rolls available in over 8,000 retail outlets.
May 10, 2016
Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas, agreed to acquire the manufacturing and retail ice cream business of Friendly's Ice Cream, LLC, Springfield, Mass.
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Olymel to expand poultry processing plant

The St-Damase facility specializes in chicken slaughtering and butchering for the rotisserie and retail distribution sectors.
May 9, 2016
Canada-based Olymel announced plans to expand its primary poultry processing plant at St-Damase in the Montérégie.
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Jamba Juice to relocate HQs

This move is designed to better position the company for sustainable, long-term growth and better serve Jamba’s franchisees and customers.
May 9, 2016
Jamba, Inc. announced plans to relocate its company headquarters, currently in Emeryville, Calif., to Frisco, Texas.
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Merchants Foodservice acquires E.G. Forrest Co.

The E.G. Forrest assets will improve the coverage and distribution area of Merchants Foodservice, which currently serves more than 6,000 customers in 10 Southeastern states through four state-of-the-art distribution facilities and a fleet of multi-temperature tractor-trailer units.
May 9, 2016
Merchants Foodservice, Hattiesburg, Miss., acquired E.G. Forrest Co., a food distributor headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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ITS Logistics triples office space for new brokerage division

ITS National, the brokerage arm under the ITS umbrella, provides truckload, less-than-truckload and intermodal brokerage and transportation management to large and small shippers nationwide.
May 9, 2016
ITS Logistics, Sparks, Nev., moved into a new office space that nearly triples the size of its previous home.
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