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Research released in “The Urban Grocery Shopper” by Acosta, Jacksonville, Fla., provides insights into the grocery shopping world of city dwellers.

Cargill, Minneapolis, is expanding its protein production capacity in Chuzhou, Anhui, China, with a $48.8 million investment in a production plant.

The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA), Itasca, Ill., released a new life cycle assessment (LCA) of produce packaging that shows neither corrugated containers nor reusable plastic containers (RPC) have an advantage in all environmental impact categories.

Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., released the 45th edition of “U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends,” prepared by The Hartman Group, Inc., Bellevue, Wash., which studies what consumers want from their retailers when personalizing grocery shopping.

Americans are more concerned about the impact of plastic waste in oceans than they are about the impacts of climate change, according to a survey produced by Shelton Group, Minneapolis.

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.

FoodLogiQ, Durham, N.C., raised a $10 million Series B extension from its existing funders, bringing the round total to $29.5 million.

Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, Calif., announced plans to move its processing plant from its current location in West Marin to Rohnert Park by next year.

Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd. (IGS), a Scotland, UK-based vertical farm technology business, announced today a £5.4 million Series A funding round led by S2G Ventures, a Chicago-based agri-foodtech investor.

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., Eagle, Idaho, expanded its Hermiston, Ore., operations.