Grocery News In Brief… Ahold USA’s Giant Landover division now carries locally grown produce year-round from BrightFarms’ Capitol Greenhouse, a 150,000-s.f. greenhouse farm in Culpeper County, Virginia. BrightFarms provides Giant Landover with an assortment of salad mixes such as baby arugula, Asian greens, baby spinach, spring mix, spinach blend and baby kale, as well as […]
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7-Eleven Returns Zero Franchise Fee Program For Select U.S. Territories, And More…
C-Store News In Brief… 7-Eleven is bringing back its Zero Franchise Fee initiative as an ongoing program to offer a low-cost investment opportunity for both proven business owners and would-be entrepreneurs .7-Eleven will waive the franchise fee on a select number of its U.S. stores available for franchising, a savings of up to $80,000. Last […]
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BIC Selects SIS Group For Cello Branded Products, And More…
New Channels News in Brief… Shelton, Connecticut-based BIC completed its acquisition of Cello Pens, India’s largest manufacturer and distributor of writing instruments, in December 2015. BIC and Cello have selected SIS Group International as the representative of Cello Pens branded and private-label products in the U.S. Earlier this year, Cello India ended its distribution and […]
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CEO Gamgort Leaving Pinnacle Foods
Pinnacle Foods’ CEO Robert J. “Bob” Gamgort will leave the company at the end of April and become CEO of Keurig Green Mountain in Waterbury, Vermont. Gamgort, who also is a board member, has served as CEO of Parsippany, New Jersey-based Pinnacle since July 2009. The Pinnacle board is seeking a new CEO, evaluating both […]
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Celebrity Chefs Participating In Restaurant Week New Hampshire
Eight celebrity chefs were selected from around the Granite State to participate in the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association’s annual New Hampshire Restaurant Week, which runs March 18-25. Chefs were chosen for their creativity and passion in culinary arts and contributions to the culinary community in New Hampshire. Celebrity chefs participating include Peter Agostinelli, executive […]
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Federal GMO Labeling Bill Fails In Senate
A bill to create national standards for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, or GMOs, failed in the Senate on Wednesday. The bipartisan legislation, spearheaded by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), would have established a uniform voluntary GMO labeling standard to be developed by USDA within two years of the bill’s enactment. The bill also would […]
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Mass. Gov. Signs Law To Ban Powdered Alcohol, And More…
Foodservice News In Brief… Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a new law banning powdered alcohol. Concerns ranging from underage consumption and potency to the ease of a consumer of any age concealing the package were raised in the development of the bill. According to the Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA), numerous operators said the proliferation […]
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Easter Spending Expected To Increase, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… According to the National Retail Federation’s annual Easter Spending Survey, spending for the holiday is expected to reach $17.3 billion. Those celebrating plan to spend an average of $146 per person, according to the survey. That’s the highest level in the 13 years the survey has been conducted and up […]