Dunkin’ Donuts will begin testing mobile On-the-Go Ordering in Portland, Maine, and Dunkin’ Delivery in Dallas, Texas. In the coming weeks, Dunkin’ Delivery also will be available in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. In Portland, members of the DD Perks Rewards Program can download the new Dunkin’ Donuts On-the-Go Ordering app—DD On-the-Go Ordering […]
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Boston Mayor Proposes Raising Tobacco Age To 21, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has joined public health officials, advocates and local youth to announce that Boston is taking steps to raise the age to buy all tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, to 21. In addition to raising the age to buy tobacco and nicotine products to 21, proposed […]
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McDonald’s Revamps Value Meal, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… McDonald’s has redone its value menu in an attempt to bring back consumers. The redesigned discount menu will debut on Jan. 4, 2016. The new McPick 2 menu will offer only four choices: small French fries, mozzarella sticks, McChicken sandwich and the McDouble sandwich. Customers can order two of those […]
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Mass. Firm Develops Genetically Enhanced Salmon, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… AquaBounty Technologies, a biotechnology company of Maynard, Massachusetts, that is focused on enhancing productivity in aquaculture, says the FDA has approved the company’s new animal drug application for the production, sale and consumption of its AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon that has been genetically enhanced to reach market size in […]
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Ahold And Delhaize Add To Exec Team As Merger Proceeds
Ahold and Delhaize Group this week revealed the executive committee of Ahold Delhaize, effective upon completion of the proposed merger of the two companies. The future executive committee will be comprised of the management board members as announced in June and will be supplemented by the following four members, who will report directly to Ahold […]
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Lower Gas Prices Could Fuel Black Friday Shopping Plans
Nearly half (42 percent) of all regular Black Friday shoppers expect to shop more this holiday season as a result of lower gas prices, according to the results of a new consumer survey released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Shoppers also expect to have plenty of company in stores over the holiday […]
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Shipments Of Sugar Substitutes To Foodservice Outlets Increases
Sugar is now the top item consumers are trying to avoid in their diets and is neck-and-neck with calories as the top item they look for on nutrition facts labels, according to The NPD Group, a national research and information company. In a report released this week, NPD concluded more sugar-free, unsweetened or reduced-sugar products […]
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State AGs Advocate For Chip And PIN Technology
Nine state attorneys general from Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia are urging the largest credit card issuers to move to full chip and PIN technology as soon as possible. The AGs say that doing so would be in the best interest of consumers, who are […]