Refrigerated and frozen soups processor Kettle Cuisine said its Chelsea, Mass., plant earned Level 2 Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification from the SQF Institute.

Natural and specialty blended cheeses will pace future growth in a $14 billion retail market that is projected to be on fire by 2020, according to Packaged Facts.

Looking to increase its U.S. presence and boost its whey protein business, Arla Foods Amba, Viby, Denmark, said it agreed to a whey processing and marketing deal with Green Meadows Foods, LLC.