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Private investment firm acquires German meat casings manufacturer

With operations across nine countries, Kalle produces more than 850 million meters of casings for a wide range of meat, poultry and other protein products.
April 29, 2016
New York private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) announced plans to acquire Kalle GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of artificial casings for the meat processing industry.
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EH&S solutions provider forms strategic alliance with product life-cycle management supplier to deliver integrated solutions

Linx-AS will feature Ariel regulatory content from 3E Co. as part of its SAP recipe development installations.
April 27, 2016
3E Co., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Linx-AS LLC, a consulting and software development firm specializing in product life-cycle management (PLM), regulatory compliance and user experience (UEx) solutions based in Blue Bell, Pa., announced a strategic alliance to deliver integrated solutions designed to enable customers to more effectively and efficiently establish proactive compliance processes in early-stage product development.
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Nestlé, R&R form ice cream, frozen food joint venture

The new company will combine Nestlé and R&R’s ice cream activities in the relevant countries.
April 27, 2016
Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, and R&R, a UK-based ice cream processor, created Froneri, a joint venture that employs about 15,000 people in over 20 countries.
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GPS Fleetio

GPS Insight integrates with Fleetio to streamline fleet maintenance

The data integration allows customers who use both systems to receive automated odometer readings and diagnostic trouble code alerts.
April 26, 2016
GPS Insight, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based provider of GPS fleet tracking technology, announced an integration partnership with Fleetio, a fleet maintenance software provider based in Birmingham, Ala.
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Xgenex Food Safety app

Xgenex forms agreement with Applications developer to commercialize software for the produce industry

Food Safety Resources is expanding the commercial footprint of its cloud-based website and mobile app software solution to meet the needs of Xgenex's agriculture and grower members.
April 26, 2016
Xgenex LLC, a Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.-based biotechnology company, entered into a commercial agreement with Food Safety Resource, LLC, a California-based developer of “Applications” software, to commercialize software for the produce industry.
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Target coLab

Target tests food transparency ideas

Target Corp. is working on two concepts that involve food labeling and providing real-time nutritional information.
April 26, 2016
Food + Future coLab, a collaboration between Minneapolis-based Target Corp. and MIT’s Media Lab and global design firm IDEO, Cambridge, Mass., is where a hand-picked team of entrepreneurs gather daily to talk food—specifically, how to create a future of complete transparency in what we eat as well as abundant access to good food.
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Contract Packaging Association continues partnership with IPACK-IMA

IPACK-IMA is said to be one of the largest global exhibitions for processing, packaging, converting and logistics.
April 26, 2016
The Contract Packaging Association (CPA), Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., announced a continued partnership with IPACK-IMA, one of the largest global exhibitions for processing, packaging, converting and logistics.
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Stop & Shop green energy facility

Stop & Shop opens state-of-the-art green energy facility

This innovative facility will convert inedible food from the retailer’s New England stores into energy to help power its distribution center in Freetown.
April 25, 2016
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC, Quincy, Mass., opened the doors to its green energy facility in Freetown, Mass.
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Study: Retail-host restaurants growing at rapid pace

Data shows that retail-host restaurants are growing at a rate of near 6% a year.
April 22, 2016
“Retail-host restaurants” are among the fastest growing segments for restaurant food, according to a recent conducted by the National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C.
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