As part of its 2025 strategy to expand the portfolio of its global Taste & Wellbeing business, Geneva-based Givaudan said it reached an agreement to acquire DDW, The Color House, a Louisville, Ky.-based natural color company. 

Irish dairy cooperative Ornua said it completed the acquisition of U.S. cheese ingredients business Whitehall Specialties Inc., Whitehall, Wis., for an undisclosed sum from Mason Wells, a private equity firm based in Milwaukee. 

TC Transcontinental Packaging, Chicago said it opened its ASTRA Center — the Art, Science and Technology Research and Applications Center — based in Menasha, Wis.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Hart Design & Manufacturing announced a new strategic alliance and partnership with Modena, Italy-based MilkyLAB. 

The Kraft Heinz Co., headquartered in Pittsburgh and Chicago, said it entered into an agreement to acquire Companhia Hemmer Indústria e Comércio (Hemmer), a Brazilian company focused on condiments and sauces.

Wayne, Pa.-based Tekni-Plex said it completed its acquisition of rigid packaging solutions company Grupo Phoenix. 

Idaho Milk Products said it was awarded a $97,000 cash incentive from Idaho Power for its efforts in reducing energy consumption.

Unibloc Pump, Kennesaw, Ga., said it acquired Flotronic Pumps Ltd, a Bolney, England-based manufacturer of specialized air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps and associated accessories.

New York-based JK Tech said it launched its Smart Dairy Solution in the United States. The Smart Dairy Solution is an end-to-end enterprise solution for the milk processing industry on a single platform. 

Emeryville, Calif.-based SCS Consulting Services says it launched a food safety consultancy to support corporations in navigating the international food safety regulatory landscape, as well as the ever-growing body of industry- and consumer-based food and food safety certification programs.