Food Service News In Brief… Stone-Goff Partners of New York has acquired Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille, a 41-unit casual dining concept based in Maryland. Founded in 1976, the company has expanded throughout the Northeast with locations in Delaware, Virginia, the D.C. area, West Virginia and Long Island. The chain is described as casual […]
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CVS Health MinuteClinic Surpasses 1,000 Clinic Milestone, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… CVS Health MinuteClinic, the walk-in medical clinic of CVS Health, has opened its 1,000th MinuteClinic location nationwide in Washington, D.C. Since opening the first walk-in retail clinic 15 years ago, MinuteClinic has expanded its clinics across 31 states and the District of Columbia to more than 26 million patient visits. […]
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MFA Leader: D.C. ‘Gridlock’ Leads To Local Initiatives And Need To Stay Ahead Of The Issues
Chris Flynn, president of the Massachusetts Food Association (MFA), speaking to the Refrigerated Foods Association’s national convention in Boston recently, says federal gridlock has opened the floodgates for local and state initiatives on the issues of plastic bags, plastic water bottles, minimum wage and GMO legislation. Flynn says the threat of local initiatives is real […]
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Top 10 ‘Cool’ New Products From The 2015 NACS Show Revealed
During the recent National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Las Vegas, the Cool New Products Preview Room was opened up for retailers and convenience distributors. Now in its 15th year, the Cool New Products section previews new products, packaging and innovations available to the convenience and fuel retailing industry. Visitors scanned more than 290,000 products […]
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Subway Proposes ‘Footlong’ Issue Settlement
Doctor’s Associates Inc. (DAI), the franchisor of Subway Sandwich Shops, has proposed a settlement in a class-action lawsuit about the marketing of Six Inch and Footlong Subway Sandwiches. The court has not made any findings that any of DAI’s marketing or practices were improper or unlawful. In the settlement, DAI has agreed to certain practice […]
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Ahold USA Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award
Ahold USA has received a 2015 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The annual awards recognize the country’s leading green power users for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market. Combined, Ahold USA and its four regional divisions—Stop & Shop New England, […]
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Former Weis Markets Chairman Robert Weis Passes Away At 96, And More…
Supermarket News In Brief… Robert Weis, the principal figure in the growth and continued success of Weis Markets, died this week at age 96. Mr. Weis was the former chairman of Weis Markets, a food retailer operating 163 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. In 2014, the company generated $2.8 […]
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Pennsylvania Considers Raising Tobacco Age, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Pennsylvania may join Hawaii in requiring the minimum age for tobacco use to be 21 years old. The current age for tobacco product purchases in the state is 18. Hawaii’s law, which takes effect Jan. 1, is the first statewide measure to set the minimum age for tobacco purchases at […]