Herlitz Inventory Management (IM) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a company focusing on scientific demand forecasting, will partner with Horizon Beverage Co. of Norton, Massachusetts, to optimize service and profitability. Horizon Beverage is a distributor of wine, spirits and beer in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. Horizon Beverage has been successfully using an older […]
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Ben & Jerry’s Supports Vermont Law On Disclosing GMOs
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 the first such labeling laws in the country—despite a a federal court challenge brought by the food industry. The groups have submitted a legal brief supporting the disclosure of GE ingredients so […]
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Chipotle Suit Contests GMO Claim, And More…
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 modified organisms, or GMOs. Chipotle plans to contest the federal class-action suit brought by Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP of San Francisco. In other Chipotle news, through […]
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Giant/Martin’s Will ‘Bag Hunger’ This Month
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” during September’s Hunger Action Month. Customers can donate $1 at the checkout at their local Giant or Martin’s during the annual Bag Hunger in-store campaign, which runs Sept. […]
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Weis Markets Expands Online Shopping At Five Store Locations
Weis Markets recently rolled out its online shopping program with in-store pickup in five of its Pennsylvania stores, including Clarks Summit, Mountaintop, Dallas, Lititz and Bellefonte. Weis Online Shopping is now available in 34 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York. Weis Online Shopping allows customers to order groceries online and either pay through a […]
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7-Eleven, DoorDash To Provide On-Demand Delivery In Five Markets
7-Eleven Inc. and DoorDash are partnering to provide on-demand delivery from participating 7-Eleven stores in five major metropolitan markets across the U.S. Customers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago can order products from their local 7-Eleven stores, with delivery service following in Washington, D.C., and Boston in the coming months. This is DoorDash’s first partnership […]
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National Restaurant Productivity Breaks Three-Month Slump
Driven by stronger same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) posted a solid gain in July, the first increase in three months. The RPI stood at 102.7 in July, up 0.7 percent from June. In addition, July represented the 29th consecutive month in which the RPI stood above […]
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Baldwin President, COO
BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., Westborough, Massachusetts, has named Christopher Baldwin, a former Hess CEO and executive at several food companies, as president and COO, effective Sept. 8. Baldwin will have responsibility for business operations, including merchandising, logistics, membership, marketing and club operations; he also will join BJ’s board of directors. Baldwin brings more than 30 […]