HP Hood LLC, Lynnfield, Mass., is said to be the first fluid dairy processor to receive an ENERGY STAR certification for its Agawam, Mass., plant.

Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, and the Wonderful Halos brand, pledged $750 million to The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Calif., to support cutting-edge research in environmental sustainability.

Cargill, Wayzata, Minn., launched BeefUp Sustainability, an initiative committed to achieving a 30% greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity reduction across its North American beef supply chain by 2030.

Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD), Anaheim, Calif., offers the LQ800 Multi-Channel Controller for plant engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water and wastewater treatment operations.

Chefs, food companies and foodservice operators are continuing to nudge consumer food choices in a more healthful, sustainable direction, according to the “7th Menus of Change Annual Report,” released by the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y., and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Department of Nutrition, Boston, Mass.

Buyers Edge Platform, a Waltham, Mass.-based restaurant and foodservice procurement platform, announced plans to open a new office in the EcoCentre Building in Lake Worth Beach, Fla.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Minneapolis, introduced new products, software and services for food safety, environmental quality and industrial applications.

Bonduelle Fresh Americas, an Irwindale, Calif.-based subsidiary of Bonduelle, France, initiated a plan with its growers to ensure the safety of its leafy greens supply through the 2019 California growing season, effective May 1.

BioFishency Ltd., Israel, completed a $2.4 million investment round from Aqua-Spark, China, and The Trendlines Group, The Netherlands.

Ten private-sector companies and non-profit organizations announced their intent to form the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) to promote land stewardship to build healthy soils, soil carbon sequestration and water conservation on the globe’s working lands.