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Here's a rundown of this week's personnel changes from the cold food and beverage industry.

PCC Community Markets (PCC), Seattle, Wash., is said to be the first grocery store in the world to pursue Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal Certification.

The global frozen food market valued at $219.87 billion in 2018, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.14% during the forecast period, reaching $282.50 billion by 2023, according to research presented by MarketsandMarkets, New York.

NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich., released a new study showing 61% of Americans are concerned about the products they put in, on and around their bodies.

Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., partnered with Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), an Israel-based venture capital fund, to develop what is said to be the first-of-its-kind research and development agreement in Israel aiming to pursue innovative tech solutions for global food, agriculture and nutrition challenges.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., is investing up to $25 million per year over the next five years to help support the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands.

Halla, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced a $1.4 million seed round, led by early stage food industry investor E&A Venture Capital, San Francisco, with participation from multi-stage technology investor SOSV, Princeton, N.J.

Providence Equity Partners LLC, Providence, R.I., acquired GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., from The Jordan Co., L.P., New York.

Pentair, Inc., Minneapolis, announced plans to close Urban Organics, the company’s 100% organic aquaponics farm in St. Paul, Minn.

A study released by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md., reveals that older adults provide a wealth of growth opportunities for meal kit delivery services.