Greenleaf Foods, the Elmhurst, Ill.-based owner of Field Roast Grain Meat Co., Seattle, Wash., partnered with Pizza 73, Canada, to introduce a new plant-based pizza.

Palermo Villa, Milwaukee, Wis., expanded its Urban Pie Pizza Co. brand with new thin crust, small-batch craft vegetable crust pizzas.

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC, Seattle, Wash., announced a $160 million equity financing led by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a New York-based private investment firm.

Unique Foods Corp. (UPZS), Pittsburgh, Pa., acquired privately held Pizza Fusion Holdings Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.

Papa John’s International, Inc., Louisville, Ky., announced plans to receive a $200 million strategic investment from Starboard Value LP, New York.

Aldi UK, UK, increased its efforts to reduce plastic waste by introducing fully recyclable pizza discs across its entire range.

PGHC Holdings, Inc., the Deedham, Mass.-based parent company of Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, reached an agreement to sell the company to Wynnchurch Capital, Rosemont, Ill.

Smart Flour, Austin, Texas, is letting its playful personality shine through with a whole new look and feel.

From macaroni and cheese to buffalo chicken, pizza is emerging as a platform for innovation, according to the Pizza Keynote Report, produced by Datassential.