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Study: Non-traditional dayparts, ingredients propel sandwich category

While proteins and carriers are top of mind for sandwich consumers, other components such as toppings and sauces are convenient pathways by which operators can explore novel flavor profiles.
March 1, 2017
Sandwiches, burgers and other handheld items account for nearly one out of every four dollars spent in the foodservice channel in 2016, totaling just over $205 billion in sales, according to "Foodservice Prepared Sandwich Category," a study produced by Technomic Inc., Chicago.
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Performance Food Group acquires Ellenbee Leggett Co.

Following completion of the transaction, the company will become part of PFG’s Performance Foodservice division and will be referred to as Performance Foodservice ‒ Ellenbee.
March 1, 2017
Performance Food Group, Richmond, Va., acquired Ellenbee Leggett, a broadline foodservice operation based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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SOMMA Foods partners with Dot Foods to reach new customers

Through Dot's network of more than 4,300 distributors serving all 50 states and more than 25 countries, SOMMA products will now reach new customers who desire clean label poultry, beef and dairy menu additions.
March 1, 2017
SOMMA Foods, a Dallas, Texas-based foodservice company, announced a partnership with Dot Foods, Mt. Sterling, Ill., to make its Chickentopia and Merrywood Farms products more accessible to foodservice customers nationwide.
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Stavis Seafoods to open additional facility in Peabody, MA

Stavis Peabody will now serve as the company’s main facility for frozen items.
February 28, 2017
Boston-based Stavis Seafoods is opening an additional 40,000-square-foot warehouse facility in Peabody, Mass., effective March 6, to serve as the primary home for the company’s broad line of frozen seafood products.
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JBT Corp. acquires Avure

Avure Technologies, Inc. is an Erlanger, Ky.-based provider of high-pressure processing (HPP) systems.
February 27, 2017
JBT Corp., Chicago, purchased Avure Technologies, Inc., an Erlanger, Ky.-based provider of high-pressure processing (HPP) systems for $57 million.
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West Liberty Foods to acquire Crystal Lake Farms

The Crystal Lake Farms broilers carry a Step 4 rating from the Global Animal Partnership.
February 27, 2017
West Liberty Foods, LLC, West Liberty, Iowa, entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger, Decatur, Ark.
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Port Authorities of Georgia, Virginia file East Coast gateway terminal agreement

The agreement will enable the member ports to work together to find ways to become more efficient and effective, which will benefit the citizens of their respective states, as well as shippers and the carriers.
February 27, 2017
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Savannah, Ga., and the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), Norfolk, Va., filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to create the “East Coast Gateway Terminal Agreement.
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Alchemy Systems, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention collaborate to fight food fraud

USP’s Food Fraud Database can be used to identify which ingredients have a known history of adulterations, including incident reports, inference reports, surveillance records and analytical methods.
February 27, 2017
Alchemy Systems, Austin, Texas, and the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Rockville, Md., announced a groundbreaking collaboration that enables food companies of all sizes to assess supply chain risk and build robust systems to minimize food fraud.
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