NORPAC Foods, Inc., Salem, Ore., announced plans to sell its soup business to Kettle Cuisine, LLC, Lynn, Mass.

F&S Produce, Rosenhayn, N.J., finalized the purchase of the former General Mills Progresso Soup plant in Vineland, N.J.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement to purchase The Yorkshire Provender Ltd.

Kettle Cuisine, Lynn, Mass., introduced a new line of organic soups under the Farm and Kettle brand.

Canada-based Happy Planet launched new “Local Faves” all-natural fresh soups, created to capture the essence of hearty Canadian comfort food with flavor profiles that evoke cherished memories.

Sonoma Brands, Sonoma, Calif., launched ZÜPA NOMA, a single-serve and family sized chilled vegetable soup.

Boulder Organic Foods, Boulder, Colo., expanded its line of garden-fresh soups to include two new hearty, nutritious soups featuring organic chicken.

Phillips Foods, Baltimore, Md., revamped its frozen seafood soups to incorporate all-natural and gluten-free ingredients.

When the Boulder Soup Works brand changed to Boulder Organic! and re-located to a new facility in Boulder, Colo., the soup processor also debuted a new line of certified-organic, gluten-free, non-GMO-verified soups.

Canada-based Happy Planet launched two new chicken soups made with all-natural ingredients.