KFC Canada, Canada, announced a series of new sustainability and environmental commitments aimed at curbing the company’s use of plastics in restaurants across the country.

Avery Dennison, Glendale, Calif., introduced Freshmarx technology, which harnesses the power of accurate, shared data to enable labor efficiency, food safety, sustainability and enhanced consumer experience.

More than half (56%) of employed Americans who typically eat lunch during work hours struggle to eat a healthy lunch at work, and more than three-quarters (77%) say they're more likely to make healthier decisions at other times of the day if they eat healthy at lunch, according to a new survey from the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, and Aramark Corp., Philadelphia.

Sodexo Canada, Canada, and Mikisew Group of Cos., Canada, signed a new joint venture agreement called the Mikisew Sodexo Limited Partnership (MSLP) to give both companies more visibility in the community.

Sodexo, Gaithersburg, Md., announced the deployment of its data-driven food waste prevention program, WasteWatch powered by Leanpath, at 3,000 sites worldwide within a year to halve food waste and food losses from its operations by 2025.

BDT Capital Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based merchant bank, acquired a majority interest in Whataburger, San Antonio, Texas.

PWD Acquisition LLC acquired the parent company of Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC, Irvine, Texas, from its previous parent company, Centerbridge Partners, L.P., New York.

Compass Group PLC, UK, announced plans to acquire Fazer Group, Finland.

QDOBA Mexican Eats opened its new headquarters in the AMP&RSAND office complex in San Diego, Calif.

The rising number of restaurants, hotels and fast food joints will remain a primary driver to the global foodservice equipment market, according to a study released by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.