Beyond Meat, El Segundo, Calif., announced a culinary partnership with Subway, Milford, Conn., to test exclusive plant-based protein options.

FoodLogiQ, Durham, N.C., partnered with AgBiome Innovations, Research Triangle Park, N.C.; Subway/Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Miami, Fla.; Testo North America, West Chester, Pa.; and Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., to launch a blockchain pilot designed to raise transparency within their supply chains.

Check out this week's lineup of personnel announcements in the cold food and beverage industry.

Here is this week's personnel news lineup.

The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains accelerated their cumulative sales growth in 2015 to a 4.9% increase, totaling an estimated $288 billion, according to data released by Chicago-based Technomic Inc.

Keith Kinsey was named new chief executive officer, succeeding Dick Portillo, who founded the company in 1963, among other personnel announcements.

PURE Bioscience, Inc., San Diego, Calif., made its PURE Hard Surface disinfectant available for use in the almost 27,000 SUBWAY franchised locations in the United States.