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Kersia acquires Choisy Laboratories

Choisy focuses on research, manufacturing and marketing of food safety and biosecurity solutions for the foodservice and hospitality market segments across eastern Canada and Europe.
July 19, 2019
Kersia, France, acquired Choisy Laboratories, a Canada-based developer and manufacturer of chemical, biotechnological and biosecurity hygiene solutions, from the Trudeau family and Champlain Financial Corp., Canada.
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HKW acquires Fresh Direct Produce

Emperor is a distributor of mushrooms, pears and other specialty fruits and vegetables.
July 19, 2019
HKW, an Indianapolis, Ind.-based middle-market private equity firm, and its portfolio company Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Canada, acquired Emperor Specialty Foods, Canada.
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Study: Plant-based food retail sales growing 5 times total food sales

Plant-based food is where the growth opportunity is for retailers.
July 17, 2019
The Good Food Institute (GFI), Washington, D.C., and the Plant Based Foods Association, San Francisco, commissioned this data from SPINS, Chicago, to use SPINS’ “plant-based positioned” product attribute and then drill down into the data for plant-based foods that directly replace animal products (e.g., meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy) as well as meals that contain animal ingredient replacements.
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Universal Pure acquires Stay Fresh Foods

Stay Fresh Foods offers a host of supply chain and value-added services, including beverage co-packing.
July 17, 2019
Universal Pure Holdings LLC, Villa Rica, Ga., acquired Stay Fresh Foods LLC, Meriden, Conn.
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Kraft Heinz’ evolv group launches AI-powered Meal Hero app

Using a proprietary AI-powered Food Intelligence Platform, Meal Hero learns about users’ preferences and behaviors.
July 17, 2019
evolv group, the tech arm of Kraft Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa., introduced an artificial intelligence-powered app called Meal Hero that’s poised to transform the way people plan, shop and cook their meals.
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Study reveals impact of acceptance of cultured meat

The study revealed that 64.6% of participants were probably or definitely willing to try cultured meat, and only 18.4% were probably or definitely not willing to try cultured meat, whilst 16.9% were unsure.
July 17, 2019
The Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK, and the University Studies, Portland State University, Portland, Ore., released a study that exposes U.S. adults to one of three different frames on cultured meat—“societal benefits,” “high tech” and “same meat.”
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Study finds offshore aquaculture has low environmental impact

This study showed that any impacts from offshore fish farming are minimal compared to all other forms of animal protein production for human consumption.
July 17, 2019
A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, found minimal environmental impacts to the surrounding waters from a major commercial fish-farming operation off the coast of Panama.
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Middleby acquires Packaging Progressions

Pacproinc manufactures automated packaging technologies for the protein and bakery segments.
July 17, 2019
The Middleby Corp., Elgin, Ill., acquired Packaging Progressions, Inc. (Pacproinc), Souderton, Pa.
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Morgan Truck Body announces new Ohio plant

The new facility will be capable of producing a combination of 4,000 dry freight and refrigerated truck bodies annually.
July 16, 2019
Morgan Truck Body, LLC, Morgantown, Pa., expanded its manufacturing footprint in the Midwest.
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