Highview Capital, LLC, Los Angeles, acquired Gold Star Foods, Inc., an Ontario, Calif.-based food distributor to K-12 child nutrition programs.

Farmshelf, Brooklyn, N.Y., continues to bring vertical farming to primary schools and universities nationwide.

Five food trends, ranging from ethical dining to multicultural menus, are expected to dominate menu development on college campus dining operations in the next few years, according to a study released by Y-Pulse, Chicago.

Revolution Foods, Oakland, Calif., surveyed 1,001 parents nationwide to understand city-wide wellness as students return to school following the holidays.

Schwan’s Food Service, Inc., a subsidiary of The Schwan Food Co., Bloomington, Minn., expanded its premium-pizza portfolio for K-12 schools with its first par-baked Big Daddy’s Primo pizza offerings.

1st Quality Produce, Fresno, Calif., introduced a new brand of fresh fruit and vegetable school packs called Snack Buddies for the 2016-17 school year.

Schwan’s Food Service, Inc., Bloomington, Minn., created new Big Daddy’s Primo varieties of pizza for school lunch menus nationwide, available in Buffalo Chicken and Four Meat Pizza.

Country Pure Foods, Akron, Ohio, purchased the assets of The Ridgefield’s Brand Corp., which includes Smooth-Frozen Ridgefield’s SideKicks and Cup Slushies products.

Eloma, Winston-Salem, N.C., developed the Genius MT combi-steamer and bake-off oven.

Country Pure Foods, an Akron, Ohio-based processor of juice products for school grades K-12, added V Blend Vegetable / Fruit Blend juices to its product offering.