Verde Farms, Woburn, Mass., expanded its product portfolio to include an original 100% Grass-Fed Organic Beef line and the new Never Ever and Grass-Fed lines.

Premium Brands Holdings Corp., Canada, acquired Ontario, Canada-based Belmont Meats Products Ltd.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., took a 5% ownership stake in plant-based protein producer Beyond Meat, El Segundo, Calif.

U.S. red meat exports posted solid results in July, with volumes for both U.S. beef and pork trending higher than a year ago, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Alpha Diagnostic International, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, launched a new TruStrip Rapid Meat Identification Test Kit for the screening of adulteration in ground meat products.

Labatt Food Service, San Antonio, Texas, opened a new, 65,000-square-foot, $28 million meat cooking facility, producing barbacoa, brisket and tamales for fast food and restaurant customers.

Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., Nashville, Tenn., and certain of its affiliates filed petitions seeking reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

OSI Group, Aurora, Ill., acquired a controlling stake in Baho Food, a private Dutch company involved in the manufacture of meat products and other food items for the foodservice and retail industries.

New consumer research from The Beef Checkoff, Centennial, Colo., shows that Millennial consumers denote beef’s taste and experiential attributes as the highest indicators of quality.