Western Growers unveiled its new Irvine, Calif., headquarters.

Dollar General completed the purchase of 41 former Walmart Express locations across 11 states.

Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, broke ground on a 150,000-square-foot Midwest distribution facility in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.

Bella Verdi, Dripping Springs, Texas, opened the doors to its new 20,000-square-foot greenhouse facility in Austin, Texas.

NatureSweet, Ltd., a vertically integrated greenhouse grower of premium fresh tomatoes based in San Antonio, Texas, announced a partnership with Ganfer Grupo Empresarial, a Mexico-based greenhouse vegetable producer.

Turatti Group, Italy, introduced the Model Streamer, an automated produce spiralizer designed to obtain a wide range of spiralized products featuring different shapes and sizes.

Unifrutti of America, Inc, a Philadelphia-based importer and domestic distributor of fresh produce, announced plans to refresh its brand identity, including a name change to Tastyfrutti International, Inc. this July.

BrightFarms, New York, in partnership with Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc., a Kenosha, Wis.-based division of Kroger, and Bright Farms’ primary customer, announced plans to build a hydroponic greenhouse in Rochelle, Ill.

NatureSeal , Westport, Conn., formulated First Step+ 10, an antimicrobial produce wash resulting from the collaborative research between NatureSeal and the USDA Food Safety and Intervention Technologies Research Unit.

United Salad Co. and Duck Delivery Produce, Inc., both of Portland, Ore., concluded the final phase of their expansion to their fresh produce warehouse in Portland.