Food processing equipment supplier JBT Corporation announced this week it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Cooling and Applied Technologies (C.A.T.), Inc. for $90 million.

Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG — industrial gas suppliers to the food processing industry through a range of applications — have ended merger discussions.

Missouri-based Post Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc. (NPE).

An estimated 6,600 jobs are on the line upon completion of the takeover of SAB Miller.

Mergers, acquisitions and people news in the food and beverage industry.

Transaction creates the first coast to coast fresh soup supplier in the U.S.