Clarity Food Ventures LLC, Chicago, debuted Soup Explorers, a line of globally-inspired, premium refrigerated soup kits that can be prepared in three minutes or less.

Ready Foods, Inc., a Denver, Colo.-based manufacturer of soups and sauces for restaurants and meat processors, cut the time it takes to chill one of its core products by a third, thanks to a turnkey cooling system from HRS Heat Exchangers, Marietta, Ga.

Cece's Veggie Co., Austin, Texas, launched Fresh Veggie Ramen, a new line of heat-and-eat veggie-based ramen soups.

Kettle Cuisine, Lynn, Mass., announced plans to acquire Harry's Fresh Foods, a privately held custom food manufacturing company based in Portland, Ore.

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., announced plans to sell its Everett, Wash., refrigerated soup plant to an affiliate of the Joshua Green Corp.

Landec Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., changed the name of its food business from Apio, Inc. to Curation Foods, Inc., Guadalupe, Calif., to signify the completion of its strategic transition from a fresh packaged vegetable company to a branded, natural foods company.

Target Corp., Minneapolis, expanded its Archer Farms brand to include new easy meal offerings.

Nona Lim, San Francisco, debuted a new line of Noodle Bowls that bring together fresh noodles and broths in one quick-serve package.

Ready Pac Foods, Irwindale, Calif., launched new Fresh Prep’d soup kits and wrap kits.