Lassonde Industries Inc., Canada, entered into a definitive agreement, through one of its U.S. subsidiaries, with US Juice Partners, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, to acquire privately owned Apple & Eve, LLC of Port Washington, N.Y.
Brynwood Partners VII L.P., Greenwich, Conn., and its newly formed portfolio company, Harvest Hill Beverage Co., acquired the Juicy Juice business from Nestlé USA.
NORPAC Foods, Inc., a Salem, Ore.-based producer of fruit and vegetable products, opened the doors to its new 225,000-square-foot frozen food storage and distribution facility.
A dramatic shift in the demographics of frequent restaurant diners, an unprecedented demand for a more sophisticated culinary food experience and explosive growth in at-home dinners eaten by Mellenials are creating lucrative new opportunities for the refrigerated and frozen foodservice industry.