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Study: Plant-based proteins experiencing year-over-year growth in foodservice

Beef alternatives make up 44% of the plant-based categories being shipped to independent and micro-chain restaurant operators and are the primary contributor to the total category’s growth.
June 6, 2018
Higher demand for plant-based proteins is evidenced by the 19% growth in cases shipped of these proteins from broadline foodservice distributors to independent (1-2 units) and micro-chain (3-19 units) restaurant operators in the year ending March compared to same period one year ago, according to The NPD Group, Chicago.
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Bertram Capital acquires Registrar Corp.

Registrar's employees include former U.S. FDA officials, scientists and industry experts.
June 5, 2018
Bertram Capital, San Mateo, Calif., announced an investment in Registrar Corp., a Hampton, Va.-based provider of FDA-compliant SaaS services to domestic and foreign food facilities.
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Tyson acquires Tecumseh Poultry

Tecumseh Poultry produces air-chilled, fresh chicken, as well as deli-style chicken and a variety of chicken sausages.
June 4, 2018
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., acquired Tecumseh Poultry LLC, Waverly, Neb., which the air-chilled Smart Chicken brand.
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BW Papersystems acquires K&H Machinery

K&H manufactures complete corrugators to create corrugated sheets for products sold in Asia, Central and South America and Europe.
June 4, 2018
BW Papersystems, a Phillips, Wis.-based division of Barry-Wehmiller, acquired Dongguan K&H Machinery Co. Ltd., Germany.
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Nomad Foods to acquire Aunt Bessie’s

The combination of Aunt Bessie’s, Birds Eye and the recently acquired Goodfella’s is expected to result in a highly complementary portfolio.
June 4, 2018
Nomad Foods Ltd., UK, entered into an agreement to acquire Aunt Bessie’s Ltd. from William Jackson & Son Ltd., UK.
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HarvestMark, iFood partner on food safety, traceability, quality management platform

As part of the collaboration, HarvestMark and iFood worked together to develop an integrated product offering that enables compatibility between their Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.
June 4, 2018
HarvestMark, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based division of Trimble, and iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc., Seattle, Wash., partnered to deliver an integrated supply chain solution for food safety, traceability and quality management.
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Tyson Foods to sell Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Van’s businesses

The sale includes the Chef Pierre, Bistro Collection and Van’s brands and a license to use the Sara Lee brand in certain channels.
June 1, 2018
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to sell its Sara Lee Frozen Bakery and Van’s businesses to private equity firm Kohlberg & Co., Mount Kisco, N.Y.
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