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Pentair, Inc., Minneapolis, announced plans to close Urban Organics, the company’s 100% organic aquaponics farm in St. Paul, Minn.

A study released by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md., reveals that older adults provide a wealth of growth opportunities for meal kit delivery services.

Linx Printing Technologies, UK, built a North American distribution network to expand its product portfolio.

Teledyne e2v, UK; Teledyne DALSA, Canada; and Teledyne Princeton Instruments, Trenton, N.J., announced a new combined office space in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

The second annual joint survey of supply chain executives from JDA Software, Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., and KPMG LLP, Switzerland, details the key innovation investments across retail, manufacturing and logistics in 2019.

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., awarded a matching grant to the Ohio State University, Mansfield, Ohio, to launch a $2 million urban sustainable food system project that will increase access to fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops while supporting the local economy.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, (NYSE:KR) and Lindsay Goldberg, a New York-based private investment firm, formed PearlRock Partners, a new platform that will identify, invest in and help grow the next generation of leading consumer product brands.

Coresight Research, New York, estimates just 2.2% of U.S. food and beverage retail sales were online in 2018, with this number rising to around 2.7% in 2019.