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Study: Marketing to Millennial parents should not be overlooked

Millennials and kids have emerged separately as major consumer targets over the past few years.
August 15, 2017
Now Millennials are coming of age and having kids of their own, and Millennial parents are a new demographic that operators must pay attention to, according to “2017 U.S. Millennial Parents Insights Report,” produced by Technomic, Chicago.
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AppCard acquires grocery loyalty, marketing solutions provider

AppCard's state-of-the-art machine learning technology, combined with ProLogic's vertical expertise and strong market presence, positions AppCard as a leading loyalty and digital offers provider for the grocery market.
August 15, 2017
AppCard Inc., a New York-based personalized marketing and shopper analytics platform for retailers, acquired ProLogic Retail Services, a provider of loyalty marketing solutions for independent grocers based in Delray Beach, Fla.
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Smithfield Foods acquires Kansas City Sausage

In 2013, Smithfield and Kansas City Sausage formed a 50/50 joint venture.
August 14, 2017
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., acquired Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC, a Kansas City, Mo.-based producer of pre-rigor sausages.
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ePac to open flexible packaging plant

ePac Boulder will specialize in serving the flexible packaging needs of brands of all types and sizes, from start-ups to global brands.
August 14, 2017
ePac Holdings, Middleton, Wis., announced plans to open its next plant in Boulder, Colo.
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Dean Foods shutters PET dairy plant

The 3.1-acre property is owned by Land-O-Sun Dairies LLC, a Dean Foods subsidiary.
August 14, 2017
Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas, announced plans to close its PET dairy plant in Richmond, Va.
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Schwan’s Co., The trū Shrimp Co. enter strategic partnership

The partnership will generate opportunities to work together in providing consumers with safe, natural shrimp.
August 14, 2017
The trū Shrimp Co., an affiliate of Ralco, Balaton, Minn., and Schwan’s Co., Bloomington, Minn., formed a strategic partnership designed to help propel in-land shrimp production forward.
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Rapid growth in Asia-Pacific organic food market set to change global market shares

Demand for organic food is increasing globally as knowledge surrounding its environmental and health benefits improves.
August 11, 2017
The global market in organic food expanded between 2012 and 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.9%, and is forecast to accelerate to a value of $187.6 billion by 2021, representing a CAGR of 13.8%, according to MarketLine, Rockville, Md.
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Report highlights trends in meat, poultry, seafood industry

Sanitation concerns, meeting global demand and minimizing labor costs are the top-of-mind trends shaping the current landscape of the meat, poultry and seafood markets.
August 11, 2017
The meat, poultry and seafood industry is experiencing a global boom, according to the “2017 Trends Shaping Meat, Poultry and Seafood Market Segment report,” produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Reston, Va.
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Dart Container to open $40M technical, innovation center

In the past five years, Dart Container has invested more than $60 million in the Mason campus and created over 500 new jobs.
August 11, 2017
Dart Container Corp., Mason, Mich., announced plans to invest $40 million in a new technical and innovation center that will enable the company to increase its ability to develop new and improved products.
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