Chipotle Mexican Grill, Denver, Colo., announced that the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation will sponsor the first Chipotle Aluminaries Project.

Online grocer Peapod, Chicago, introduced three new meal kits featuring Frontera, the gourmet Mexican food line from chef Rick Bayless and Conagra Brands, Chicago.

Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc., Ontario, Calif., launched new Amoy rice and ready-to-eat noodle products as well as Mexican dishes under the Posada brand to be served at restaurants nationwide.

Chicago-based ConAgra Foods, Inc. acquired the packaged foods businesses of Frontera Foods, Inc. and Red Fork LLC.

Goya Foods, Secaucus, N.J., expanded its West Coast headquarters with a new facility and distribution center in City of Industry, Calif.

GraceKennedy, a Caribbean-based corporate entity, and its wholly owned subsidiary, GraceKennedy Foods (USA) LLC, acquired La Fe Foods, Inc., a Moonachie, N.J., frozen Mexican food processor.

Ruiz Food Products, Inc., Dinuba, Calif., acquired a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Florence, S.C., that when completed in 2015, will manufacture a variety of products under its nationally distributed El Monterey and Tornados brands.

Red’s Natural Foods, Franklin, Tenn., spiced things up in grocers’ freezers with its newest 5-ounce burritos.

Burrito Kitchens, Longmont, Colo., introduced a new line of gluten-free burritos, made with ultra-clean ingredients such as cage-free eggs, free-range chicken, locally grown vegetables and other quality fillings.

Ruiz Food Products, Inc., Dinuba, Calif., announced plans to a 50,000-square-foot expansion of its Denison, Texas, manufacturing and distribution facility.