MarketPlace, a strategic partner to food and beverage and other brands and businesses, announced several facility, staff and industry growth efforts, including the opening of its first satellite location in Orange County, Calif.

Multivac Inc., Kansas City, Mo., held a ground-breaking ceremony on its 33,000-square-foot logistics center in November.

Barry Callebaut USA LLC, Chicago, a manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products, was granted a Temporary Marketing Permit (TMP) by the FDA, clearing the way to market ruby chocolate as chocolate in the United States.

Symrise Flavors, Holzminden, Germany, said it added extraction capabilities for botanicals and vanilla in its Teterboro, N.J., facility.

GEA, Düsseldorf, Germany, said it launched its new nitrogen freezing pilot plant for bacteria, giving dairy and other food processors the opportunity to try out the new technology in their own plants before investing in production-scale equipment.

St. Louis-based Emerson’s fluid control and pneumatics facility in Florham Park, N.J., was recently recognized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) for its leadership in environmental stewardship.

Newly launched Merit Functional Foods, Manitoba, Winnipeg, said it is seeking to uproot the food and beverage industry’s perception of plant-based proteins by producing high-quality plant protein ingredients that exceed standards for purity, solubility, taste and more.

Radient Technologies Inc. and The Edlong Corp said they formed a strategic joint venture partnership.

Grip-Pak is a source of beverage packaging supplies, including soft ring carriers.

The certified fibers are Versafibe 1940 and Novelose 3490.