Retail Business Services, a services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, Carlisle, Pa., opened the doors to a new fresh foods processing facility in North Kingstown, R.I.

PGHC Holdings, Inc., the Deedham, Mass.-based parent company of Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, reached an agreement to sell the company to Wynnchurch Capital, Rosemont, Ill.

JAB Holding Co., Germany, announced plans to acquire Pret A Manager from Bridgepoint, a New York-based private equity firm.

AdvancePierre Foods, Cincinnati, introduced 13 new Fresh-Cut sandwiches for vending, micro market and convenience store retailers.

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.

AdvancePierre Foods, Cincinnati, introduced three BIG AZ breakfast sandwiches to the vending and micro market channels.

AdvancePierre Foods, Cincinnati, expanded its Pierre Signatures line with nine deli-style sandwiches.

Cincinnati-based AdvancePierre Foods acquired Allied Specialty Foods, Inc., a Vineland, N.J.-based manufacturer of raw and cooked beef and chicken Philly steak products for foodservice, for $60 million.