New Channels News In Brief… Maryland-based MOM’s Organic Market has begun purchasing all power from a designated solar farm in Kingsville, Maryland. This 1.5-megawatt DC system is projected to output 2,124,000 kilowatts per year. MOM’s will purchase the entire system’s output for the next 20 years. The power generated by the solar farm will account […]
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NACS, NGA Pleased With U.S. Court Rejection of Visa-MasterCard Settlement
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the class-action settlement in the case “Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation.” That case led to a proposed settlement valued at $7.25 billion in 2012. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and other groups led efforts to oppose the $7.25 billion proposed settlement […]
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New England Coffee Raises More Than $33K For Two Groups, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… New England Coffee, a division of Reily Foods Co., raised $33,150 at its 24th Annual Charity Golf Classic, held May 9 at the Andover Country Club in Andover, Massachusetts. The proceeds will be donated by New England Coffee in equal amounts to Rosie’s Place and VNA Hospice and Palliative Care. The […]
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Topco Associates, IGPS Logistics Launch Total Pallet Management Program, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… Topco Associates LLC, a major retail cooperative in the United States, and iGPS Logistics, a plastic pallet pooling service provider in North America, have expanded their business relationship to provide a Total Pallet Management program (TPM) to Topco’s member-owners and customers. The pallet management service involves handling all pallet platforms […]
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Study: Hispanic Shoppers Lead U.S. Market In Grocery Shopping Enjoyment & Engagement
Acosta and Univision Communications recently released the fifth edition of The Why? Behind The Buy U.S. Hispanic Shopper Study, which concludes that Hispanic shoppers enjoy the shopping experience and are highly engaged consumers. “Data clearly shows Hispanics are the driving force behind sales growth across many key grocery categories, but the bigger challenge is to […]
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Maine Governor Threatens To Pull Out Of SNAP
Maine Gov. Paul LePage doesn’t want his state allowing the purchase of candy and sugary drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The governor sent a June 17 letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding that Maine be allowed to forbid using food stamps for certain foods or the state will stop […]
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Lil’ Drug Store Expands C-Store Distribution To Healthy Snacks
Lil’ Drug Store Products (LDSP) and Calbee North America have formed an exclusive partnership in the convenience channel for Harvest Snaps salty snack line. “We are thrilled to be offering Harvest Snaps to our retailers and wholesalers so they can better meet the needs of convenience store shoppers by offering more nutritious choices,” says Doug […]
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Boston Beer Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… The Boston Beer Co., brewer of Samuel Adams beers, named Jonathan Potter chief marketing officer (CMO), overseeing the company’s planning, development and execution of its brand development, marketing and advertising initiatives. He comes to the company from Moet Hennessy USA, where he served as managing director of its Chandon division. Before […]