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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.

A new study by Trucost, New York, finds the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than it would be if plastics were replaced with alternative materials.

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

National Beef Packing Co., LLC, Kansas City, Mo., announced plans to increase capacity at its Dodge City, Kan., facility to handle and ship boxed beef products.

2015 proved to be a difficult year for most companies, with the strong U.S. dollar and currency volatility, together with low commodity prices and high turnover.

Alchemy Systems in partnership with the Campden BRI, UK; SQF Institute, Arlington, Va.; British Retail Consortium, UK; SGS, Switzerland; and TSI, Inc., Shoreview, Minn., released the results of a global survey of food companies’ food safety training practices and challenges.

Athena Private Equity S.A., Milan, and IMI Fondi Chiusi SGR, Italy, completed the sale of Centroplast Group, a European-based provider of flexible packaging to the food industry, to SAICA, a Spanish operator in recycled paper and cardboard.

The State of the Mobile Experience study, conducted by PointSource reveals key insights on digital offerings across retail and supply chain industries, among others.

Worldwide consumption of individually-quick frozen (IQF) fruits is expected to reach 2.3 million ton, according to a study released by Persistence Market Research, New York.

Perdue Foods, Salisbury, Md. Announced plans to move its corporate training center to the Main Place building at 214 W. Main St. in downtown Salisbury.