Applegate, Bridgewater, N.J., introduced a lineup of new products and brand ventures designed to bring new meaning to the Applegate mission—Changing The Meat We Eat.

Rastelli Foods, Swedesboro, N.J., partnered with British plant-based meat company Moving Mountains Foods to launch the Moving Mountains burger to restaurants in the Middle East.

Lightlife Foods, Montague, Mass., introduced a new plant-based burger line that delivers the sensory experience consumers crave from beef burgers.

Respect Foods, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., introduced RESPECT brand turkey burgers and Wagyu beef burgers.

Beyond Meat, Los Angeles, announced The Beyond Burger, which looks and cooks like a traditional hamburger, but with all the upsides of plant-based protein.

PRE Brands, Chicago, added 1/3-pound hamburger patties to its lineup.

Devault Foods, Malvern, Pa., launched a line of Signature fresh and frozen burgers for restaurant operators.

Sandwiches, burgers and other handheld items account for nearly one out of every four dollars spent in the foodservice channel in 2016, totaling just over $205 billion in sales, according to "Foodservice Prepared Sandwich Category," a study produced by Technomic Inc., Chicago.

Dog Haus, Pasadena, Calif., announced an agreement with American Development Partners, Spring Hill, Tenn., which will include the construction of over 300 new Dog Haus franchise locations in 12 states over the next seven years.