A panel discussion on the future food retail outlet will highlight the New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) Trade Relations Conference, to be held June 2 at the Tropicana Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Neill Crowley, adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University, will lead the discussion. Panel members include Jim McCaffrey, president, McCaffrey’s […]
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NACS Joins NGA And FMI In Backing Common Sense Nutrition Labeling Bill
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has joined with the National Grocers Association and the Food Marketing Institute in backing the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015, HR 2017, a bipartisan bill reintroduced into Congress on Tuesday with the goal of addressing what the groups say is the FDA’s misinterpretation of a chain […]
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Martignetti Cos. Eyes New HQ In Taunton, Massachusetts
Martignetti Cos., a major wine and liquor distributor in the Bay State, plans to build a new regional headquarters in Taunton, combining the offices of current facilities in Braintree and Norwood, Massachusetts. Currently based in Norwood, the company operates in Massachusetts as United Liquors, Carolina Wine & Spirits, Classic Wine and Commonwealth Wine & Spirits. […]
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7-Eleven Franchisee Sentenced For Exploiting Illegal Workers, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief 7-Eleven franchisee Farrukh Baig has been sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison following his guilty plea to committing wire fraud and concealing and harboring illegal aliens employed at 7-Eleven franchise stores throughout Long Island, New York, and Virginia… Japan Tobacco Inc. will acquire Logic Technology Development, a […]
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MRA To Review AG’s Draft Regs On Mandated Sick Leave, And More…
Food Service News In Brief The Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) is reviewing recommendations made by the state Attorney General’s office for implementing the Mandated Sick Leave Law. The next phase is a public comment period, and the AG’s office has scheduled a series of nine listening sessions and public hearings on the draft regulations to […]
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McCormick Selects Hunt Valley Site As Preferred Location For New Headquarters
McCormick & Co. is working toward finalizing an agreement that will make 99 Shawan Road in Hunt Valley, Maryland, its new company headquarters. The process is expected to take several months, and McCormick says the move is an effort to consolidate more than 900 employees currently located across several buildings in Hunt Valley and Sparks […]
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McLane Debuts McLane Kitchen
McLane Grocery Distribution, a business unit of McLane Co., has launched the McLane Kitchen for its customers in the convenience, grocery, drug and mass market channels. The McLane Kitchen says it approaches food service from the consumer’s point of view in terms of types of foods preferred and by daypart. It provides useful category insights […]
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Baltimore Restaurants Respond To Riots With Free Food And Beverage For Peacekeepers
Baltimore, Maryland, restaurants are riding out the riots by offering support in the form of free food and coffee to firefighters, police, Maryland National Guard, paramedics and EMTs as well as calling for solidarity, peace and support through social media hashtags. Bagby Restaurant Group CEO Chris Becker said, “This is too great a city to […]