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KEEN Growth Capital, Orlando, Fla., acquired material interest in DAHlicious, the Leominster, Mass.-based maker of organic, probiotic-dense, India-style lassi and yogurt.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Downers Grove, Ill., integrated and rebranded several of its operating companies into its Ascent Global Logistics operating segment.

The growth of online grocery sales could result in demand for up to 35 million square feet of U.S. cold storage space shifting from retail stores to warehouses and distribution centers within the next seven years, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.

SUPERVALU INC., Eden Prairie, Minn., entered into three separate agreements to sell 21 of its 38 Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy stores for approximately $43 million to three different retailers—Harris Teeter, Matthews, N.C.; Kroger Mid-Atlantic Division, Atlanta; and Food Lion, Salisbury, N.C.

Construction is underway on an advanced plant that will reduce the amount of groundwater extracted for Fonterra’s Darfield, New Zealand, manufacturing site by around 70%.

Cargill Protein, Wichita, Kan., is centralizing its regional warehousing operations to improve capacity and supply chain efficiency and grow by serving retail, foodservice and food ingredients customers from a hub in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex.

McCain Foods, Canada, acquired 49% interest in Forno de Minas, a Brazil-based provider of cheese breads.

Ready Seafood Co., Portland, Maine, announced plans to build what is said to be one of the largest lobster processing facilities in the country.