New Channels News In Brief…. The New York City Council voted to collect a fee on each carryout bag, paper or plastic, with some exceptions. The council settled on a 5-cent minimum fee after an earlier version of the bill called for 10 cents. Stores can collect and keep the fees and can even charge […]
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Dean Foods To Buy Friendly’s Ice Cream Retail Business
Dean Foods of Dallas, Texas, will acquire the manufacturing and retail ice cream business of Friendly’s Ice Cream from an affiliate of Friendly’s Restaurants for $155 million. Friendly’s Ice Cream, with $166 million in net sales in 2015, produces packaged ice cream and other frozen dessert products, including single-serve sundae cups, novelty items, cakes and […]
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C-Stores Increase Social Media Presence On College Campuses
According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and a Y-Pulse study, convenience retail operations on college and university campuses have more than doubled their use of social media in the last five years to better connect with their customers. A recent Y-Pulse study shows that 75 percent of campus foodservice professionals now use […]
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FDA, NRA Issue Safety Tips After Listeria Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Restaurant Association are advising restaurateurs to check out their frozen vegetables to see if they have any products linked to a recent multistate Listeria outbreak. The frozen food linked to the outbreak, identified as organic white sweet cut corn and organic petite green peas, is part […]
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Weis Markets Surpasses Goal Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Weis Markets has surpassed its goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent by the year 2020. The company achieved this milestone five years earlier than anticipated, reaching a 22.1 percent reduction in GHG emissions in 2015. “We are very encouraged by the steady, measurable progress we are making and are excited to […]
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Krispy Kreme To Be Sold, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… JAB Holding Co. has agreed to acquire Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for $1.35 billion. JAB has investments in Keurig Green Mountain, Peets Coffee & Tea, Einstein Noah Restaurant Group and Espresso Group as well as a minority stake in Reckitt Benckiser. Krispy Kreme will retain its name and will be operated from […]
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New England Food Show Runs Three Days In Boston
An eclectic array of exhibitors—from manufacturers to operators and purveyors of equipment and services—were part of The New England Food Show, a three-day event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The convention brought together the New England restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry and showcased products from the agriculture and forestry, meat, poultry and seafood, […]
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C&S Ups Channel Presence With Davidson Specialty Foods Buy
C&S Wholesale Grocers of Keene, New Hampshire, plans to acquire Davidson Specialty Foods of Newington, Connecticut, increasing its supply of specialty and ethnic foods. The sale is expected to close in June. Davidson provides direct store delivery (DSD) services for more than 6,000 specialty, kosher and ethnic products to independent and chain retailers across New […]