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Food waste and packaging is a concern to a growing and more vocal core of consumers who are increasingly worried about the food industry’s impact on the environment, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.

The new report, published by CBRE, Los Angeles, makes several predictions about the near-term outlook for the U.S. restaurant and grocery industries and potential implications for retail real estate.

Wells Enterprises, Inc., Le Mars, Iowa, acquired Fieldbrook Foods, Dunkirk, N.Y., from Arbor Investments, Chicago, effective April 15.

Americold Realty Trust, Atlanta, announced plans to invest approximately $126-136 million in a planned expansion and redevelopment at its existing Atlanta major market campus.

Plug and Play, Sunnyvale, Calif., opened a new office in Milan, Italy, to launch its food and beverage accelerator.

NORD Gear Corp. celebrates 40 years of business with the company’s sixth plant expansion of its Waunakee, Wis., headquarters manufacturing facility.

The National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C., released its “2019 State of the Restaurant Industry report,” which examines significant forces impacting and shaping the restaurant industry, including the economy, workforce, technology, food and menu trends, as well as developments pertaining to table service and limited-service restaurants.

Fleetworthy Solutions, Madison, Wis., acquired TivaCloud, a Houston, Texas-based provider of SaaS compliance solutions and managed DOT compliance offerings, to enhance compliance and safety risk management solutions.

Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD), Boulder, Colo., opened the doors to its new 127,000-square-foot milk production and storage facility in Columbia, Mo.