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Walmart announces new plastic packaging waste reduction commitments

The new commitments enable Walmart executives to work with suppliers to expand efforts to improve the sustainability of its private brand product packaging, with an emphasis on increased recyclability.

February 27, 2019

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., issued a new set of plastic waste reduction commitments by leveraging its massive private brand program.

Bonduelle Fresh Americas reduces environmental impact with cogeneration system

The system will be able to self-produce more than 75% of its own energy, thus reducing the plant's dependence on the local power grid.

February 27, 2019

Bonduelle Fresh Americas, formerly Ready Pac Foods, installed an energy-efficient cogeneration system at the company's Irwindale, Calif., headquarters production plant.

AAK acquires BD Foods

BD Foods boasts a portfolio of over 3,000 products sold to a wide range of customers, including restaurants, hotels, airlines, wholesalers and food manufacturers.

February 27, 2019

AAK, Sweden, acquired British foodservice company BD Foods, a producer of tailor-made meal accompaniments.

Campbell’s to sell Garden Fresh Gourmet to affiliate of Fountain of Health USA

Garden Fresh Gourmet makes, sells and distributes hummus, dips and tortilla chips under the Garden Fresh Gourmet brand as well as private label products.

February 27, 2019

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., signed a definitive agreement to sell Garden Fresh Gourmet, Ferndale, Mich., to an affiliate of Fountain of Health USA.

BrightFarms to build 3 sustainable greenhouse farms

The greenhouses will each produce more than 2 million pounds of fresh, leafy salad greens and herbs per year while using an estimated 80% less water, 90% less land and 95% less shipping fuel than West Coast farms.

February 26, 2019

BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y., announced plans to build new sustainable greenhouse farms in Central Mass., Hudson Valley, N.Y., and North Carolina.

Walmart acquires Aspectiva

Aspectiva will join Walmart’s Store N° 8, the incubation arm launched in 2017.

February 26, 2019

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., acquired Aspectiva, an Israel-based provider of machine learning techniques and natural language processing capabilities, to further enhance the end-to-end shopping experience.

Gem State Dairy Products to build aseptic milk facility in Idaho

The highly efficient plant will leverage the latest technologies to produce a variety of milk products.

February 26, 2019

Gem State Dairy Products LLC, Declo, Idaho, announced plans to establish what is said to be one of the largest aseptic milk processing plants in the United States.

The Chefs' Warehouse acquires Bassian Farms

Bassian Farms supplies Northern California’s restaurants with high-quality beef, poultry, pork and seafood products.

February 26, 2019

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., Ridgefield, Conn., acquired Bassian Farms, Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based specialty protein manufacturer and distributor.

JBS S.A.’s Friboi division upgrades analysis laboratories

This increase follows a 2-year $5 million investment in refurbishment, personnel training, construction and equipment at the company’s laboratories.

February 26, 2019

Friboi, the Brazil-based division of JBS S.A., Brazil, increased the average number of monthly laboratory analysis by 19.7% in 2018 to 63.3 thousand to drive ongoing development of its internal food quality and safety standards.

Study: Chilled, deli foods market worth $267.7B by 2025

The pre-packaged products segment was valued at $40.54 billion in 2017, and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 5.8% over the forecast period.

February 26, 2019

The global chilled and deli foods market is likely to reach $267.70 billion by 2025, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period, according to a report by Grand View Research, Inc., San Francisco.