Church Brothers Farms, Salinas, Calif., and FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., partnered to expand product portfolios in their respective areas of expertise within the retail and foodservice segments of the fresh produce business.

Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., is adding to its sustainability and social responsibility program, Responsible Choice, by investing in solar energy.

Leading controlled environment agriculture (CEA) growers BrightFarms, Irvington, N.Y.; AeroFarms, Newark, N.J.; and Little Leaf Farms, Devens, Mass., joined forces to establish what is dubbed as the first food safety group geared specifically toward establishing food safety standards among CEA produce brands.

The Vanguard International Group, Issaquah, Wash., purchased Pride Packing Co., Wapato, Wash., as part of its strategy to develop a global vertically-integrated fresh fruit organization.

RedLine Solutions, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of traceability solutions to fresh produce growers and shippers, is celebrating 20 years of service by moving to a new facility.

Allen Lund Co., La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., announced plans to open a new office in Houston, Texas.

Aggrigator, Salinas, Calif., launched Farm to Shelf Marketplace, what is said to be the first “aggregated marketplace” for small farmers to sell direct to buyers of produce.

Interko, The Netherlands, launched a range of energy-saving solutions that make for what is said to be the most efficient ripening rooms on the market.