Miyoko's Kitchen, a Fairfax, Calif.-based manufacturer of non-dairy vegan cheese and butter alternatives.

Prairie Farms, Carlinville, Ill., announced that an $8.7 million investment in its Fort Wayne, Ind., facility is underway.

The National Grocers Association (NGA), Arlington, Va., released topline results from its national grocery shoppers survey that was conducted by Nielsen, New York, on behalf of NGA.

Pinnacle Foods Inc., Parsippany, N.J., reorganized its reporting structure and its reportable segments, as a result of the integration of the Boulder Brands acquisition.

With the installation of a new, commercial-scale, high-pressure processing (HPP) unit, Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, N.Y., is said to be the nation’s first commercial scale validation facility for a technology that kills foodborne pathogens and extends shelf life for fresh, ready-to-eat foods like juice, meats and more.

Consolidated Fruit Packers (CFP), a Canada-based sector of The Star Group of Cos., finalized the acquisition of Graem Nelson Associates Ltd.

Marin Sun Farms, Petaluma, Calif., and Mindful Meats, Pt. Reyes, Calif., announced a merger of the two companies, creating an expansion for the organic pastured beef market.

This week's review in personnel changes impacting the cold food and beverage industry.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Jackson, Miss., reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc., relating to their commercial production, processing, distribution and sale of shell eggs business.

Gordon Brothers, Boston, Mass., entered into a strategic partnership with Carolina Pride, a Greenwood, S.C.-based family-owned packaged meat producer.