Located in Pretoria and Cape Town, the bakeries will allow East Balt Bakeries to increase its market share in the region.

Ross Wuxi Equipment Co. has added 30,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 165 full-time employees to its operations in Wuxi, China.

The company expects to close on the purchase of VSI, the largest European producer nutrition, diet and functional bars, and Post Holdings’ Idaho nutritional supplement bar production facility, in September.

The expansion adds to the company’s Canadian milling capabilities and service to customers.

The rigid plastic packaging manufacturer will consolidate its Des Plaines and Itasca facilities.

As most of you know, the tortilla industry has become the fastest-growing sector of the baking business, with more than $11 billion in sales last year.

The quality assurance teams at four Bay State mills received awards from AACC International for their performance in 2014.

The acquisition re-establishes Grote as a complete line pizza equipment manufacturer, according to the company.

The wholly-owned subsidiary of Charles Ross & Son Co. now occupies a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant and offices in Pune, India.

The Nestlé Research & Development Center in Solon, OH, will develop R&D strategy for the company’s worldwide frozen and chilled foods businesses, as well as focus on product innovation and renovation.