Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, launched seven new products available exclusively through its Cutting Edge Solutions platform.

Evolving consumer preferences and rapid technological change are transforming the food supply chain, according to the “Consumer Insider,” an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. (BGL), Cleveland, Ohio.

AAK, Sweden, acquired British foodservice company BD Foods, a producer of tailor-made meal accompaniments.

Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids, Mich., broke ground on a new distribution center in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

McLane Co., Inc., Temple, Texas, opened a new grocery distribution center called McLane Ocala in the Ocala International Commerce Center in Ocala, Fla.

UNFI, Providence, R.I., announced plans to optimize its distribution center network in the Pacific Northwest.

US Foods Holding Corp., Rosemont, Ill., broke ground on the expansion of the company’s F. Christiana facility in Marrero, La.

Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Waugh Foods, Inc., an East Peoria, Ill.-based broadline distributor.

Alimplus, Canada, announced plans to acquire AOF Service Alimentaire, a Canada-based distributor of food products to the hotel, restaurant and institutional sectors.

A majority of wholesale distributors cite complex demand patterns as their greatest challenge, according to a study released by Blue Ridge, Atlanta.