The federal House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing last week examining the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. The bipartisan legislation would revise the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) menu labeling regulations by providing covered restaurants and other retail food establishments, including convenience stores, more flexibility in how they provide calorie information […]
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Restaurants To Add More Than A Half-Million Summer Jobs
Restaurants are expected to add 522,000 jobs this summer season, according to National Restaurant Association (NRA) projections. The projected 2015 gain would represent the third consecutive year in which restaurants add at least 500,000 jobs during the summer season. The states projected to add the most eating and drinking place jobs this summer are New […]
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CVS Health Launches New Online Tool For Personal Preventative Care
CVS Health is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote an online tool that provides recommendations from government-recognized clinical experts for the personalized preventive services patients should receive based on their age and gender. Many of these preventive services are available to patients at MinuteClinic and CVS/pharmacy locations, as well […]
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Subway To Remove Artificial Ingredients From Many Items, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Subway of Milford, Connecticut, will remove artificial ingredients—colors, flavors and preservatives—from many of its menu items over the next 18 months. Subway said it has been refining its menu for a long time… The Massachusetts Restaurant Association will sponsor two paid sick leave seminars June 16 at the Hotel Northampton, […]
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Ahold Names New Peapod President
Ahold USA has appointed Jennifer Carr-Smith president and GM of Peapod. Carr-Smith replaces Andrew Parkinson, who has been appointed to a newly established advisory role for Peapod. Carr-Smith brings more than 20 years of e-commerce experience to Peapod. Most recently, she served as the COO of J. Crew’s online business, where she led the clothing retailer’s […]
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First ‘Warning Label’ For Soft Drinks Under Review In San Francisco
Seven months after local voters rejected San Francisco’s proposed tax on sugary drinks, city lawmakers changed tactics in hopes of curbing soft drink consumption in the city. A three-person panel of San Francisco supervisors voted to advance a package of laws that zero in on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages, including what would be the […]
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MRA Proposes Legislative Ban On Powdered Alcohol
The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) is advocating for a statewide ban on powdered alcohol, known as “palcohol.” The MRA is working with legislators to prohibit the product that recently received approval from the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco, Tax, & Trade Bureau. According to the MRA, several states banned the sale of powdered alcohol and others […]
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Amazon, Publix, Whole Foods Lead Survey Of Most Reputable Retailers
For the third year in a row, Amazon.com claims the top spot in Reputation Institute’s annual survey of America’s top 50 most reputable companies in the retail industry. Supermarket chains moved up in the ranking this year, with Publix ranking second and Whole Foods jumping five spots to third place. America’s top 10 companies in the […]