Chicago-based PRE Brands unveiled a comprehensive brand refresh, including a new website, new item launch and redesigned packaging graphics for its lineup of premium grass-fed beef products.

HAVI, Downers Grove, Ill., identified five foodservice industry trends for 2017 and beyond that could impact foodservice supply chains.

Apio, Inc., a Guadalupe, Calif.-based producer of fresh-cut vegetables and salads under the Eat Smart brand, is said to be the first brand in the non-organic salad kit and tray category to commit to clean ingredients and labeling, with plans for all products to contain a “100% clean label” by the end of 2018.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new sales and service location in Fort Wayne, Ind., to help meet growing customer needs in Northeast Indiana, including the Fort Wayne and South Bend areas and a portion of Southwest Michigan.

New research finds that for every $1 companies invested to reduce food loss and waste, they saved $14 in operating costs, providing concrete evidence of the clear return on investment from food loss and waste reduction.

IBM, North Castle, N.Y., Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Tsinghua University, China, announced a collaboration to improve the way food is tracked, transported and sold to consumers across China.

The Climate Collaborative is a 3-year project of OSC2, San Francisco, and the Sustainable Food Trade Association, New Castle, Va., created to catalyze bold action for climate change.