Foodservice News In Brief… Ten chefs from across the country have been announced as finalists in the second annual Farm to Table Chefs Taste Challenge taking place Aug. 19 in New Orleans. Participating from the Northeast region are Nicholas Calias of The Colonnade Hotel and Brasserie Jo in Boston and Chef Plum of Plumluvfoods of […]
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Specialty Food Association Names Three To Hall Of Fame, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The Specialty Food Association has named its 2016 class of the Specialty Food Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include George Gellert, Atalanta Corp.; Gary Guittard, Guittard Chocolate; and Daniel Lubetzky, KIND. The inductees will be honored June 27 at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City… Blount […]
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Pizza Hut Announces Changes To Its Food Ingredients
Pizza Hut plans to to remove BHA/BHT, two chemically made preservatives, from its menu, as well as eliminate artificial preservatives from its cheeses and antibiotics from chicken on its pizzas. Pizza Hurt will remove the following from its list of ingredients: BHA/BHT from all meats by end of July 2016. Artificial preservatives from cheese by […]
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CVS Launches Digital Receipts For ExtraCare Members
CVS Pharmacy will launch digital receipts as a new option for all members of its ExtraCare Rewards program. The new option for digital receipts will roll out in early June and eventually be available in 7,900 retail locations. Customers will have the opportunity to opt out of receiving paper receipts for all in-store purchases when […]
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Rosie Expands Online Shopping Offering To Three States Including Connecticut
Rosie, an Ithaca, New York-based online grocery shopping platform for mobile and web, recently expanded its services by teaming up with retailers in three new states. Highland Park Market in Connecticut, West’s Plaza Country Mart in Kansas and Elmer’s County Market in Michigan now offer grocery shopping on the web through Rosie’s e-commerce suite. A […]
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Global Partners Agrees To Sale & Leaseback Pact For 33 Sites, And More…
C-Store News In Brief… Global Partners LP in Waltham, Massachusetts, announced an agreement with an institutional real estate investor for the sale and leaseback of 33 gasoline stations and convenience stores for approximately $67 million. As part of the agreement, the retail sites, which are located throughout New England, will be sold to the buyer […]
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Appellate Court Says NYC Can Enforce Salt Warning On Menus, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… A New York Appellate Court has cleared the way for New York City to begin enforcing a rule requiring chain restaurants to post warnings on menu items high in sodium. The law requires city restaurants with 15 or more locations to post a salt shaker encased in a black triangle next […]
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Longtime Retailer Mars Super Markets To Exit July 31
On the heels of its deal to sell five stores to Weis Markets, Mars Super Markets has notified its employees that the remaining eight stores would close by July 31 unless it can find a buyer for them. On May 24, Weis Markets announced plans to purchase the five Mars stores in Baltimore County, Maryland, […]