Not Your Average Joe’s (NYAJ), an East Coast casual dining restaurant chain featuring chef-prepared, made-from-scratch food with local ingredients, has partnered with MyCheck, a mobile payment technology platform, to develop its first branded mobile payment app to further elevate customer convenience and engagement. “Not Your Average Joe’s has created a special dining experience —casual, but with […]
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Hannaford Bag Sales To Generate Support For Local Organizations, And More…
Grocery News In Brief… A Hannaford Supermarkets program designed to help the environment and local people in need has surpassed two significant milestones. Hannaford has reported more than 500,000 meals provided to fight hunger and $100,000 raised to support local community groups. In recognition of these accomplishments, Hannaford will donate $2 to a local charity […]
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Boston C-Store Retailers Protest Flavored Tobacco Ban, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Members of the Boston Convenience Store Owners Association (BCSOA) recently rallied outside Boston City Hall to protest a citywide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The protest followed a Boston Public Health Commission vote to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco to 21 years old and restricting sweet […]
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Report: Cigarette Sales Decline, Smokeless Tobacco Sales On The Rise
The number of cigarettes sold by the largest cigarette companies in the U.S. to wholesalers and retailers across the nation declined from 267.7 billion in 2012 to 256.7 billion in 2013, according to the latest Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report. The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion decreased from $9.17 billion in 2012 to $8.95 […]
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Price Chopper/Market 32 Stores Recognized For Energy Management Practices
The Golub Corp., parent company of Price Chopper Supermarkets, Market Bistro and Market 32, has been recognized by several different organizations for its efforts to build and maintain energy efficient and environmentally friendly stores. Two recently constructed Price Chopper stores were certified by the U.S. Green Building Council under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental […]
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FDA Delays Menu Labeling Again, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pushed enforcement of its menu-labeling regulations until 2017. As part of the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, the rules mandate that restaurants and retailers selling prepared foods in 20 or more U.S. locations place […]
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Five Restaurants To Raise Funds For No Kid Hungry Drive, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… On April 11, five Massachusetts restaurants will participate in Massachusetts Restaurant Day for No Kid Hungry. Tremont 647 of Boston, One Eleven Chop House of Worcester, The Quarterdeck Restaurant of Falmouth, East Bay Grille of Plymouth and Cobblestones of Lowell have agreed to prepare a multi-course meal for patrons with all […]
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California Expected To Raise Minimum Wage To $15, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… California is on its way to becoming the first state to boost its minimum wage rate to $15 per hour. Gov. Jerry Brown, labor unions and state lawmakers this week reached a deal to incrementally raise California’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. The current rate is $10 […]