A new national tracking poll of 2,200 Americans from Morning Consult, Washington, D.C., points to a number of revealing consumer preferences for milk and related beverages.

Highview Capital, LLC, Los Angeles, acquired Gold Star Foods, Inc., an Ontario, Calif.-based food distributor to K-12 child nutrition programs.

Farmshelf, Brooklyn, N.Y., continues to bring vertical farming to primary schools and universities nationwide.

Five food trends, ranging from ethical dining to multicultural menus, are expected to dominate menu development on college campus dining operations in the next few years, according to a study released by Y-Pulse, Chicago.

Revolution Foods, Oakland, Calif., surveyed 1,001 parents nationwide to understand city-wide wellness as students return to school following the holidays.

Castle Harlan, Inc., a New York-based private equity investment firm, and its portfolio company, Gold Star Foods, Ontario, Calif., acquired A&R Wholesale Distributors, an Anaheim, Calif.-based supplier of fresh and healthy foods to schools in Southern California.

1st Quality Produce, Fresno, Calif., introduced a new brand of fresh fruit and vegetable school packs called Snack Buddies for the 2016-17 school year.

Schwan’s Food Service, Inc., Bloomington, Minn., created new Big Daddy’s Primo varieties of pizza for school lunch menus nationwide, available in Buffalo Chicken and Four Meat Pizza.

Country Pure Foods, Akron, Ohio, purchased the assets of The Ridgefield’s Brand Corp., which includes Smooth-Frozen Ridgefield’s SideKicks and Cup Slushies products.

FiveStar Gourmet Foods, an Ontario, Calif.-based provider of fresh and frozen prepared foods, announced plans to expand to the East Coast with a $20 million investment in a food manufacturing and distribution operation near Naples, Fla.