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Buyers Edge Platform, a Waltham, Mass.-based restaurant and foodservice procurement platform, announced plans to open a new office in the EcoCentre Building in Lake Worth Beach, Fla.

The rigid food containers market will exhibit a CAGR of 4% from 2017-2022 and rise to a revenue opportunity of $80,000 million by the end of 2022, according to research from Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Private label dollar volume in the mass retail channel surged +41% over the last five years, compared to a gain of only +7.4% for national brands, according to analysis from Nielsen, New York.

Danone Institute North America, a not-for-profit established by Danone North America, White Plains, N.Y., launched the “One Planet. One Health Initiative,” where four teams will be challenged to design, implement and evaluate actionable community-based projects for sustainable food systems.

Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, Del., opened the doors to its new $170 million processing plant in Siler City, N.C.

Dietz & Watson, Philadelphia, is celebrating its 80th anniversary with the launch of Delishop, a new, limited-time-only pop-up shop experience that will run from May 1 to July 28.

Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., from Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., for $510 million.

EarthFresh, Canada, announced plans to build a $22 million advanced technology packing plant and distribution center in College Park, Ga., which will create 100 new jobs.