MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., entered into a strategic partnership with Beyond Meat, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., to introduce a new line of fully cooked authentic Italian foods using Beyond Meat’s plant-based Beyond Beef.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm, acquired Daniele International, Mapleville, R.I.

New parent company, FoodFirst Global Restaurants, is moving Bravo Brio, an Italian food chain, to its new headquarters in Orlando, Fla.

American Flatbread, Pittsfield, N.H., launched Hot Frustas, which are a unique take on Italian street food.

US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire Jeraci Foods, an Italian specialty distributor based in Elmsford, N.Y.

Sauces ‘n Love, Lynn, Mass., unveiled an elevated gluten-free Italian dining experience with new flavor innovations.

Seviroli Foods, Inc., a Garden City, N.Y.-based frozen tortellini manufacturer, announce an asset purchase of D’Orazio Foods, Inc., a purveyor of frozen Italian fare based in Bellmawr, N.J.

Congratulations to Intevation Food Group LLC, Plover, Wis., for placing fifth with a total of 178 votes for its new Fazoli’s retail product line for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2015 Readers’ Choice Best New Retail Products contest.

Fazoli’s, a Kentucky-based Italian quick-service restaurant, extended its brand to supermarkets with the launch of five new snacks and appetizers.