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The 10th annual Trends Report from the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), Falls Church, Va., identified that the two greatest trends in foodservice packaging are the push-back on single-use products, regardless of material, and that delivery continues to be one of the biggest sales drivers for the foodservice industry.

Ancor Capital Partners, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm, announced the sale of Simply Fresh Foods, Buena Park, Calif., to Lakeview Farms LLC, Delphos, Ohio.

Projected sales from Nielsen, Chicago, echo the steady climb that the sustainability market has experienced in recent years.

Gryphon Investors, San Francisco, announced plans to acquire Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), an Atlanta-based non-asset freight brokerage firm.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., shared the results of its date labeling initiative that narrowed the array of product labels to two options—“BEST If Used By” and “USE By.”

Alfa Laval, Richmond, Va., signed an agreement to acquire certain technologies and activities from Airec, a Sweden-based innovation company with patented technology for dimple asymmetry heat exchangers.

Prime-Pak Foods, Inc., Gainesville, Ga., and Victory Processing, Inc., a poultry processor in Gainesville, Ga., announced a joint venture that will be marketed under the name Foundation Food Group.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Kan., announced plans to acquire Agropur’s St. Paul, Minn., facility.