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Louis Dreyfus Co. B.V. (LDC), The Netherlands, announced plans to exit the dairy business by mid-2019.

Marks & Spencer (M&S), London, launched over 90 lines of loose fruits and vegetables completely free of plastic packaging in a trial at its Tolworth, London, store in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic it uses.

From frozen pizza to frozen vegetables and spinach, consumers in different states are conducting Google searches on different frozen foods, according to research conducted by the INSIDER Data team, New York, and Google News Labs.

Based on responses from more than 700 food industry leaders across Canada, The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste report identifies approximately 30 root causes of food loss and waste.

U.S. shipments of fruit beverages are forecast to rise 1.5% annually in nominal terms through 2022, according to “Fruit Beverages: United States,” a report released by Freedonia Focus Reports, Cleveland, Ohio.

Müller Milk & Ingredients, UK, rolled out a new lightweight recyclable milk cap that uses 13% less plastic material and removes 300 tons of plastic every year, the equivalent weight of 231 million “stealth” milk caps.

Eagle Protect, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., launched a unique fingerprint process of glove analysis to further enhance glove safety in food environments.

Purpose is one of three critical dimensions of overall reputation, according to the “2018 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Premium Index: How Companies Can Unlock Reputational Gains by Leading with Purpose,” produced by CONE, a Porter Novelli Co., Boston, Mass.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., is said to become the first company in the food and beverage carton industry to offer full-color digital printing on its carton packages.

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., announced plans to build a 340,000-square-foot, high-tech consolidation center in Colton, Calif.