Agr International, Inc., Butler, Pa., created the Agr Process Performance and Optimization Group, a new division specifically designed to provide PET bottle self-manufacturers with a go-to resource to help overcome some of the everyday challenges in producing their own bottles.

Silgan Closures, Downers Grove, Ill., partnered with ORBIS Corp., Oconomowoc, Wis., and Mid America Molds to develop a “caseless” system for bottled products to replace traditional stacks of cases.

Califia Farms, Los Angeles, expanded its Bakersfield, Calif., operation with a 52,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution center.

London-based Dairy Crest announced plans to close its glass bottling dairy in Hanworth, West London, and its specialist cream potting facility in Chard, Somerset.