Convenience Store News In Brief… The National Association of Convenience Stores reports that Los Angeles-based Purple is out to change the way consumers purchase...
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Food Service News In Brief… Heineken has acquired a 50 percent shareholding interest in the Lagunitas Brewing Co., the fifth largest craft brewer in the U.S. by volume...
New Channels News In Brief… McCormick & Co. of Sparks, Maryland, plans to take a leadership position in organic and non-GMO herbs and spices ahead of the peak...
Weis Markets has completed the purchase of Nell’s Shurfine Market in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Weis Markets purchased the store from C&S Wholesale Grocers. This store...
Herlitz Inventory Management (IM) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a company focusing on scientific demand forecasting, will partner with Horizon Beverage Co. of Norton...
Ben & Jerry’s has joined other Vermont businesses and consumer groups in defending Vermont’s new labeling requirements for genetically engineered (GE) foods—one of...
Food Service News In Brief… A California law firm has filed a lawsuit charging Chipotle Mexican Grill with misleading claims by saying its menu is free of genetically...
One in six Americans go hungry every day, according to Feeding America. Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets are asking for customers to help “Bag Hunger”...