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Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., activated its Pasco, Wash., baby carrot processing facility for the July-November harvesting season.

Arlon Group, a New York-based food and agriculture investment firm, acquired a minority stake in CBL Alimentos SA (Betânia), based in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Washington, D.C., launched its “2017 Health & Wellness Survey,” which highlights how consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are addressing the growing consumer demand for products and services that will help consumers lead fuller, healthier, longer and happier lives.

Decernis LLC, Washington, D.C., formed a new partnership with Label bank Co. Ltd., Japan, to bridge the gap between consumers and businesses with in-depth knowledge of food labeling.

Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V., a Mexico-based producer and processor of poultry and other food products, announced that through its subsidiary OK Foods acquired Alabama-based Albertville Quality Foods (AQF), Albertville, Ala.

OctoFrost Group, San Jose, Calif., took over 100% of the shares of Innotec Systems BV, a manufacturer of customized industrial food processing machinery and food processing lines.

The global ready-to-eat (RTE) food products market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 7.2% during the forecast period 2016-2026, and is estimated to be valued at $195.3 billion by the end of 2026, according to a study produced by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire broadline distributors, The Thompson Co., Grand Island, Neb.; Braunger Foods, Sioux City, Iowa; and Variety Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., owned and operated by TOBA Inc., Grand Island, Neb.