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To better gauge the impact of product information on online retail sales, Chicago-based Shotfarm surveyed more than 1,500 consumers about their online shopping habits and the importance they place on content in making purchase decisions.

The Kroger Co. and Roundy's, Inc., announced a definitive merger agreement under which Kroger will purchase all outstanding shares of Roundy's for $3.60 per share in cash.

Rigid packaging supplier Berlin Packaging, Chicago, acquired Diablo Valley Packaging, Fairfield, Calif., marking this Berlin Packaging's second acquisition in three months.

Crown Equipment Corp. completed an expansion project that doubled the size of the company’s New Bremen, Ohio, electronics assembly headquarters plant.

The Opus Group, Minnetonka, Minn., completed a ready-cut food processing facility for Fresh Express.

Lone Star Cold Storage, Inc. announced plans to build an 82,000-square-foot addition to its current 145,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth.

The National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C., released its annual What's Hot culinary forecast, which explores the top menu trends for the coming year.

The refrigerated transport market is projected to reach $14.1 billion by 2020, according to a report published by MarketsandMarkets, New York.

Danfoss announced plans to reduce its energy consumption by 50% and accelerate its leadership in the use of energy-saving and climate-friendly technologies in its buildings and operations worldwide by 2030.

The next generation of American consumers is ethnically diverse, tech-savvy and on the move, according to Technomic's Special Topics Study.