After a brief hiatus from menus due to Taco Bell's menu simplification efforts last year, Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes and the Spicy Potato Soft Taco will be back starting March 11.

Ardent Mills, a flour-milling and ingredient company, announced that Jonathan Aplin has joined the company as vice president of marketing. In this role, Aplin will be responsible for the overall marketing strategy and plan execution with a focus on delivering growth for customers.

The JUST Egg Sous Vide bites will be sold as a box of four that can be heated in a conventional oven, toaster oven or microwave, and as with other JUST Egg formats, the key ingredient is mung bean protein.

Graceland Fruit, Inc., a producer and global distributor of premium quality dried fruit ingredients for the food industry, unveiled an updated brand identity and website. The refreshed brand and website were created to better reflect the Company’s renewed focus on the commercial food ingredient market and its heritage of delivering exceptional product and service performance that delights innovative food manufacturers and their consumers.

Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc., an investment issuer focused on the global plant-based and alternative food sector, announced that it has completed an investment in Above Food Inc.

N!CK's, a Swedish-style light ice cream, announced the addition of Carlos Altschul as new CEO, guiding the company's record growth in the US as it expands in retail and e-commerce, direct to consumer presence in 2021 with a focus on innovation, retail distribution and operational excellence.

Vestar Capital Partners, a US middle-market private equity firm, announced that it has made a majority growth investment into Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, a fast-growing brand specializing in nutritious plant-based frozen and refrigerated foods made from simple ingredients. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wind Point Partners and portfolio company Tropicale Foods, a manufacturer of authentic Hispanic-inspired frozen novelty products under the Helados Mexico brand, announced the acquisition of Paleteria La Michoacana (“PLM”), a portfolio company of Canum Capital Partners and Greyrock Capital Group.

Beyond Meat, Inc. announced its plans to enter a 12-year lease in a new, nearly 300,000 square foot space at 888 N. Douglas St.in El Segundo, Calif. The building is currently under development by Hackman Capital Partners with anticipated completion in spring 2021.

BlueNalu, an innovative food company producing a variety of seafood products directly from fish cells, today announced the closing of $60 million in debt financing from new and existing investors. This marks the largest financing to date in the cell-based seafood industry worldwide. Previously, BlueNalu announced completion of its Series A round of $20 million in early 2020, and its Series Seed round of $4.5 million in early 2018.