Douglas Machine, Alexandria, Minn., introduced the Axiom IM case packer, which packages PET tubs of deli salad at 46 cases per minute.

Garden-Fresh Foods, a Milwaukee, Wis.-based manufacturer of fresh and wholesome deli salads, dips, desserts and salad kits, formed a distribution partnership with Carlin Group, a regional retail merchandising company based in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

Reser’s Fine Foods, Beaverton, Ore., showcased newly formulated salads, sides and dips made without high-fructose corn syrup, artificial colors or flavors.

Watson-Marlow, Wilmington, Mass., expanded its MasoSine brand to include a line of pumps ideal for optimizing deli salad production.

Willow Tree Farm, Attleboro, Mass., introduced Buffalo Chicken Salad and Southwest Chicken Salad.

Reser’s Fine Foods announced late-summer plans to break ground on a new 310,000-square-foot facility in Hillsboro, Ore.

Reser’s Find Foods, Beaverton, Ore., debuted its newest refrigerated products, a lineup of value-added salads and kits for both grab-and-go purchases and behind the deli case glass merchandising.

The Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA), Marietta, Ga., established July as National Deli Salad Month.

Reser’s Fine Foods, Beaverton, Ore., introduced a new line of artisan salads for behind-the-glass deli cases.