Connie’s Frozen Pizza, made by parent company, Palermo Villa, is releasing Connie’s Single-Serve Pizzas, plus a new flavor on their traditional size pizza, that celebrates a Chicago classic: the Italian Beef Sandwich.

Old Amsterdam Cheese, the market leader in branded aged gouda in Holland and a product of the third generation, 100% family owned and run Westland Cheese Company names Norseland as the Old Amsterdam distribution partner in Canada.

Lineage Logistics has reached an agreement to acquire Kloosterboer Group, a leading independent integrated platform for temperature-controlled storage, logistics and value-added services in Europe, Canada and South Africa. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearance and completion of the employee consultation process. 

Cold Creek Solutions (CCS) has announced a second project in the state of Texas, this time in San Antonio. The roughly 305,000-square-foot facility will provide storage for 45,000 pallets of frozen or refrigerated products upon completion. Unlike existing vintage facilities and other new builds in the region, this new project, designed by ARCO National Construction, will allow for efficient large-scale or multi-operator build-out. CCS anticipates breaking ground this fall, with the facility scheduled to open in late 2022.

Cacique, a leading privately-owned Hispanic foods company and maker of the #1 brand of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas and chorizos in the U.S., officially broke ground on an $88 million dairy processing facility in Amarillo, Texas. The new 200,000 square-foot facility will help meet the growing demand for Cacique's high-quality products nationwide. The company is planning to begin operation at the new facility in the fall of 2022 and expects to create approximately 200 new full-time jobs. 

Dot Foods, North America’s largest food industry redistributor, announced the acquisition of ShopHero, a leading grocery-focused e-commerce technology company, with the support of platform consultancy firm Applico.

DSI Freezing Solutions A/S, a Denmark-based market leader in plate freezing technology, has acquired Cryogenic Equipment and Services NV (CES) and Dantech Freezing Systems A/S (Dantech). Thereby it has created a new global player with the industry’s widest product range within industrial freezing, cooling, and heat treatment of food.

Constellation Cold Logistics, a pan-European platform comprising cold storage businesses, announced that its partner company in Belgium, Stockhabo, has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Frigologix. This acquisition strengthens Stockhabo’s leading position and service offering in the Belgian market and expands the Constellation network into France. 

Hälsa, the maker of the first and only 100% clean organic oatmilk yogurt, is expanding its retail footprint across the country adding more than 160 National Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stores across 20 states heavily concentrated in the Colorado market.

Silver Hills, producer of wholesome, plant-based, non-GMO products that inspire healthier living through healthier choices, announces the launch of its new direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform, The Oven Door.  With both online grocery shopping and consumer preference for healthier products accelerated dramatically in the past year, the site will give even more consumers the opportunity to enjoy the on-trend products from Silver Hills Sprouted Bakery, Little Northern Bakehouse, One Degree Organic Foods, and the recently-launched Carbonaut, all delivered right to their homes.