Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., acquired Peninsula Packaging Co., an Exeter, Calif.-based manufacturer of thermoformed packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables, for $230 million.

Minneapolis-based MOCON, Inc. launched the OX-TRAN 2/12 oxygen permeation instrument for low barrier film packages such as produce packaging.

Market Fresh Produce, Nixa, Mo., made a capital investment in Scott Street Tomato House, Memphis, Tenn.

Interko, The Netherlands, launched a range of energy-saving solutions that make for what is said to be the most efficient ripening rooms on the market.

Mann Packing, Salinas, Calif., announced newly designed packaging for two of its Mann’s Culinary Cuts.