Central Grocers, a member-owned grocery wholesaler, said it has agreed to acquire the distribution arm of Chicago-based Dearborn Wholesale Grocers. Terms were not disclosed. According to its website, Dearborn, founded…
After imported beer brands sank to their lowest U.S. consumer satisfaction levels in two years during the first half of 2012, the sector has largely rebounded, according to YouGov BrandIndex,…
As revenues from gasoline and tobacco products fall, foodservice sales are increasingly becoming c-stores’ most profitable category. Convenience store foodservice is an $11 billion industry, and the second-largest retail host…
Fresh fruit with yogurt dip, single sliders, and mini-whoopie pies are all part of a trend in grocery stores to market more healthful snacks, Supermarket News reports. As the snack…
There’s little doubt within the tobacco industry that electronic cigarette enthusiasm is high. So it makes sense that Wells Fargo senior analyst Bonnie Herzog decided to center her most recent…
The American Legacy Foundation says that smoking by high-school students has fallen 18 percent since 2000, adding that antismoking ads deserve some of the credit, the Washington Post reported recently.…
Most major oil companies are joining forces to help stem skimming incidents at the pump, BankInfoSecurity reports. The companies are sharing data about skimming incidents to create a new database that…
If you transferred anything of value to another person during 2012, consider whether you need to file a gift tax return. Some transfers require a return even if you don’t…
The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers, has issued a statement regarding the increase in production and promotion of craft-like beers by…
Dollar General is planning to add cigarettes and other tobacco products to the product mix at the majority of its U.S. stores by the middle of 2013. The company, with…