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The conversation about frozen foods is changing, as consumer perceptions are on the rise, and the numbers are showing growth in the category after a number of years of decline, as evidenced in this new Frozen Foods Have Never Been Hotter Infographic, produced by the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA), Harrisburg, Pa.

Canadian entrepreneurs, including Jonathon Karelse, co-founder of NorthFind Partners, Canada, launched Nature Pressed Juicery (NPJ), what is said to be the first fully-customized, organic cold-pressed juicery in the Vancouver, Canada, area.

ARC Group, Inc., the Jacksonville, Fla.-based owner, operator and franchisor of Dick's Wings & Grill, announced plans to acquire the Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery franchise, based in Las Vegas.

Idaho Milk Products announced plans for a $26 million expansion to its Jerome, Idaho, headquarters production facility.

From macaroni and cheese to buffalo chicken, pizza is emerging as a platform for innovation, according to the Pizza Keynote Report, produced by Datassential.

The latest Total Consumer Report from Nielsen, New York, leverages the company's new Total Food View to show that fresh categories within the United States are driving nearly 49% of all dollar growth across the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brick-and-mortar landscape.

Caviness Beef Packers, Hereford, Texas, donated $2 million to West Texas A&M University’s (WTAMU) new state-of-the-art meat lab.

Polar Star Capital Partners, Salt Lake City, Utah, purchased a controlling interest in Meridian Restaurants Unlimited, the Ogden, Utah-based owner of the Burger King franchise system.

BW Papersystems, a Baltimore, Md.-based unit of Barry-Wehmiller, St. Louis, Mo., acquired the QUESTEC technology from Ph-QUESTEC, based in Germany.