Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark, and the EQT IX fund, Stockholm, said that that EQT has agreed to acquire the Natural Colors Division, a subsidiary of Chr. Hansen.

CP Kelco, an Atlanta-based provider of nature-based ingredient solutions, said it launched a new virtual experience that allows customers, partners and other industry stakeholders to discover the company’s insights and unique portfolio of offerings through an innovative virtual reality environment.

ProMach, Cincinnati, a provider of packaging machinery solutions, said it acquired Panther Industries, a provider of automated labeling equipment for Fortune 1000, as well as small- and medium-sized, businesses across North America.

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) announced that Edlong, Elk Grove Village, Ill., was recognized as a top women business enterprise in driving trends and making a significant impact in the food and beverage and agriculture industries, Edlong said.

Maanit, Israel-based Galam, a global manufacturer of ingredients for the food industry, among others, said it recently opened two new production plants for sc-FOS (fructo oligosaccharides/oligofructose), both with a strict quality control system and a capacity of thousands of tons.

Bunge Ltd., Chesterfield, Mo., made a 30 million Canadian-dollar capital investment in Merit Functional Foods, Winnipeg, Manitoba, giving the global ingredient supplier a minority interest in the Canadian company.

Packaging supplier TricorBraun, St Louis, said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Price Container and Packaging, a Willard, Utah-based rigid packaging distributor serving primarily the industrial and food markets.

Krones, Neutraubling, Germany, said it successfully completed the process of validating its Contipure AseptBloc DN system and gained approval from the FDA.

Glanbia Nutritionals, Chicago, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kilkenny, Ireland-based Glanbia plc, said it agreed to acquire Foodarom, a Québec-based custom flavor designer and manufacturer servicing the food, beverage and nutritional product industries with turnkey flavors and formulation support.