JBS USA, Greeley, Colo., announced a nearly $20 million expansion of its Plumrose USA prepared foods business in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Tender Belly LLC, Denver, Colo., received an investment from Encore Consumer Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to grow its premium bacon and pork product line.

North Country Smokehouse, Claremont, N.H., expanded its product line to include Organic Applewood Smoked Uncured Canadian Bacon.

Applegate Farms, LLC, a Bridgewater, N.J.-based division of Hormel Foods Corp., teamed up with Whole30 to open up The Clean Slate Café, what is said to be the first-ever pop-up dining experience serving only Whole30 Approved options to New York City.

Farmland, Kansas City, Mo., introduced Pure Farmland All-Natural Uncured Bacon made from pork raised without antibiotics.

Farmland, Kansas City, Mo., partnered with American Farmland Trust (AFT), Washington, D.C., to preserve and sustain American farmland.

Diestel Family Ranch, Sonora, Calif., developed artisanal turkey bacon that’s crafted from butcher-quality, whole-muscle cuts and slow smoked over natural hardwood.