Cutting-edge, smart water solutions are gaining traction with municipal water utilities, which see data and analytics as critical tools for overcoming the age-old issue of crumbling water infrastructure.

Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., acquired Johnson Industries International, a Windsor, Wis.-based company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of mozzarella cheesemaking and cheese cutting, shredding and brining equipment.

An increasingly competitive landscape and weakening consumer spending will limit revenue growth to 3.9% for Canadian restaurants this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada's latest “Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada's Food Services Industry.”

RLS Logistics, Newfield, N.J., announced plans to open a new Central New Jersey Logistics Center in Delanco, N.J., in the fall.

Americold, Atlanta, broke ground on the expansion of its Clearfield, Utah, regional distribution center.

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Mexican National Service of Health, Food safety and Agro-Food Quality (SENASICA), the Mexican government agency responsible for the safety of fresh and minimally-processed food products, formed a partnership to provide continuous improvement in food safety management systems and ensure confidence in the delivery of safe food to consumers worldwide.

Dramatic changes have taken place in spending allocation within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) markets, but the retailer and shopper impact is lagging, according to the 2017 Marketing Spending Industry Study, “Blinded by the Light,” released by Cadent Consulting Group, Wilton, Conn.

Sandwiches, burgers and other handheld items account for nearly one out of every four dollars spent in the foodservice channel in 2016, totaling just over $205 billion in sales, according to "Foodservice Prepared Sandwich Category," a study produced by Technomic Inc., Chicago.