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AGRO Merchants Group acquires Frissul, Frigomato

Product expertise includes frozen/deep-frozen such as ice cream, bread, pastries, produce and protein, as well as refrigerated products like dairy and cold meats.
March 7, 2017
AGRO Merchants Group, Alpharetta, Ga., acquired Cold Land SGPS SA from funds affiliated with Inter-Risco, a premier Portuguese private equity firm, and Portugal Ventures, a venture capital and private equity firm.
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Kefir formats flourish in fermented dairy drinks

Kefir accounted for over one-third of global kefir launches in 2016 and beverages featuring kefir accounted for 40% of U.S. drinking yogurt/fermented beverages introductions overall, compared with just over 8% globally.
March 7, 2017
While kefir launch numbers are still limited globally, data from Innova Market Insights, The Netherlands, indicates that the kefir market has grown more than three-fold between 2011 and 2016.
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Apio aims to be 100% clean label by 2018

Apio’s “100% clean label” initiative focuses on reformulating supplier-sourced salad dressings and toppings and vegetable tray dips.
March 7, 2017
Apio, Inc., a Guadalupe, Calif.-based producer of fresh-cut vegetables and salads under the Eat Smart brand, is said to be the first brand in the non-organic salad kit and tray category to commit to clean ingredients and labeling, with plans for all products to contain a “100% clean label” by the end of 2018.
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Crown Equipment opens new, larger sales, service center in IN

Situated at 9110 Avionics Drive near the Fort Wayne International Airport, the Crown Lift Trucks location offers a complete selection of material handling technologies, products and services.
March 7, 2017
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new sales and service location in Fort Wayne, Ind., to help meet growing customer needs in Northeast Indiana, including the Fort Wayne and South Bend areas and a portion of Southwest Michigan.
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Walmart, IBM, Tsinghua University explore use of blockchain technology

Blockchain technology is designed to generate transparency and efficiency in supply chain record-keeping.
March 7, 2017
IBM, North Castle, N.Y., Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Tsinghua University, China, announced a collaboration to improve the way food is tracked, transported and sold to consumers across China.
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US Foods to acquire SRA Foods

US Foods will continue to operate the SRA Foods facility in Birmingham, and expects to welcome its more than 100 employees to the company.
March 6, 2017
US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor in Birmingham, Ala., with annual sales of approximately $80 million.
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Study: CPG manufacturers show price declines of -1.6% in 2016

The overall decline was primarily driven by lower trade pricing in the refrigerated and frozen segments, -5.4% and -8.0% respectively.
March 6, 2017
Consumers are paying less for grocery items in 2016, according to the latest data from Price-Trak, an Albany, N.Y.-based market research company specializing in price and trade promotion reporting of 150 standard categories.
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Litera Group completes name change

First Foods Group provides management services and funding options for new foodservice brands and menu concepts.
March 6, 2017
Litera Group, LLC, New York, formally changed its name change to First Foods Group, Inc.
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Best New Retail Products contest 2017

Vote for your favorite new product.
March 6, 2017
Check out these 17 refrigerated and frozen foods and beverages to be named Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ fifth annual Top 5 Readers’ Choice Best New Retail Product.
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