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Storage Battery Systems, LLC (SBS), Menomonee Falls, Wis., opened a new full-service stocking branch in Dallas, Texas.

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, Chicago, announced the closing of its third venture capital fund, Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE), St. Louis, Mo., formed a joint venture called Monarch Bioenergy to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) across Smithfield’s hog farms in Missouri.

While usage of emerging channels is still low overall compared to traditional foodservice segments, strong appeal among younger consumers and continued nationwide expansion by these channels means increased competition for restaurants moving forward, according to “2019 Emerging Channels Consumer Trend Report.”

A new report by Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC), Canada, is drawing attention to the growing competitiveness challenges of Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing industry.

Meal kits have a lower overall carbon footprint than the same meals purchased at a grocery store, despite having more packaging, according to “Comparison of Life Cycle Environmental Impacts from Meal Kits and Grocery Store Meals,” a new study from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Even as topics like climate change continue to make headlines, only 52% have shifted their purchase decisions, with 66% intending to shift within the year, according to “Earth Day 2019,” a study produced by A.T. Kearney, Chicago.

BlueNalu, San Diego, Calif., moved to a larger research facility that will allow the company to provide a wide array of sustainable seafood products via its cellular aquaculture process.

Misfits Market, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., partnered with Tippman Innovation, Fort Worth, Texas, to transform an existing 140,800-square-foot distribution center in Pennsauken, N.J., into a state-of-the-art refrigerated and cold storage distribution hub for Misfits Market to manage and grow its East Coast operations.

The global market for meat substitutes will upsurge at a 5.8% CAGR over the forecast period of 2017-2026, and meat substitutes will be worth $7,067.6 million worldwide, according to research presented by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.