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KFC Canada removes all plastic straws, bags from restaurants

By October, plastic straws and plastic bags will no longer be used or provided at any KFC restaurant location across Canada.
July 3, 2019
KFC Canada, Canada, announced a series of new sustainability and environmental commitments aimed at curbing the company’s use of plastics in restaurants across the country.
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IF&P Foods acquires Get Fresh Produce

Get Fresh is a distributor of fresh produce, fresh-cut items and specialty products to foodservice and retail customers.
July 3, 2019
IF&P Foods, a Chicago-based private equity-backed family of produce and specialty food companies, acquired Get Fresh Produce, Bartlett, Ill.
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Performance Food Group to acquire Reinhart Foodservice

The addition of Reinhart’s distribution footprint in key geographies enhances PFG’s existing distribution platform and market density.
July 3, 2019
Performance Food Group Co. (PFG), Richmond, Va., announced plans to acquire Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, Rosemont, Ill., from Reyes Holdings, LLC, Rosemont, Ill., for $2 billion.
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Study: Deli meat market to grow $114.18B by 2023

Increasing awareness regarding the health benefits of organic foods such as organic deli meats has increased consumption.
July 3, 2019
The deli meat market is projected to grow $114.18 billion, at a CAGR of 11%, by 2023, according to “Global Deli Meat Market 2019-2023,” a report published by Technavio, London.
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JBT, SafeTraces' global alliance set to revolutionize food safety, traceability

The strategic alliance will focus on incorporating SafeTraces' food safety and traceability technology into JBT FoodTech businesses, including fresh produce technologies, fresh-cut technologies and coating equipment solutions.
July 3, 2019
JBT Corp., Chicago, announced a global alliance with SafeTraces, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based provider of food safety and traceability solutions, to integrate SafeTraces' patented DNA-based technologies into JBT's solutions portfolio for worldwide distribution.
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Research reveals clean eaters fear being duped by big food

Consumers are deeply motivated to have total control over their consumption, and not have corporations, governments, brands or friends take that control away, according to the research.
July 3, 2019
New research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo., shows these clean eaters fear being duped by “big food,” and are motivated to do everything in their power to control their health.
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Magnate Worldwide acquires Premium Transportation Logistics

PTL will benefit from Magnate’s senior management team's combined experience of 75-plus years.
July 3, 2019
Magnate Worldwide, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., acquired Premium Transportation Logistics (PTL), Toledo, Ohio, to continue serving the ground expedite market in North America.
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