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E-commerce food sales have been growing at a rate of about 22% per year, and are expected to make up close to 10% of the overall food and consumables market by 2023, according to data presented by Inmar, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., launched a new consumer e-commerce fulfillment program called Pick, Pack, and Parcel.

The report, “Personalization in Digital Food Retail – Shoppers Expect More,” conducted by IDC Retail Insights, Framingham, Mass., and commissioned by Precima, Chicago, casts light on the current state of digital food retailing and what food retailers need to do now to drive success.

JMU Ltd., a China-based B2B online e-commerce platform, acquired Unicorn Investment Ltd.

Global food e-commerce sales are forecast to nearly triple through 2023, rising to $321 billion and accounting for nearly 5% of total e-commerce revenues, according to Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

Tyme Commerce, San Francisco, developed an end-to-end artificial intelligence-driven food platform that simplifies food for large employee groups and establishes a restaurant-to-restaurant marketplace.

Syndigo, a Chicago-based portfolio company of The Jordan Co., acquired Content Analytics, Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of content management and analytics to the consumer-retail and e-commerce industries.

Increased mobile/smartphone usage, better website and mobile app interfaces and expansion of crowdsourced business models to shopping and delivery are key factors creating the perfect environment for growth in the online grocery market, according to a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

Ocado, UK, established Tysons, Va., as the base for its North America Ocado Solutions business, effective in April.

The Rhenus Group, Germany, acquired Rodair, a Canada-based customized logistics solutions specialist.