Minors Cleared to Serve Alcohol at Restaurants, Grocery Stores
By Fran Spielman // Chicago Sun Times The days of waiting in line at a Chicago supermarket to buy a six pack or a bottle of wine while the kid…
Distilled Spirits & Wine Demonstrate Strong Growth While Beer Continues Reinvention
PR Newswire The distilled spirits, wine and beer industries continued to adapt to consumers’ changing attitudes towards beverage alcohol. Industry-wide premiumization kept pace with consumer interest in high-quality products. And Millennials continued…
RNDC to Build State-of-the-Art Facility in Livonia, Michigan
RNDC is excited to announce that they have made an investment in the expansion of the RNDC Michigan business. They have acquired property in Livonia, Michigan. The plan is to…
Are Gas Stations the New Grocery Stores?
Millennials are using convenience stores to buy essentials By NACS Online Millennials like convenience stores, fueling foodservice innovation and mobile payments, among other things. Now, Chase.com reports that the younger…
Supermarket Vet Warns: Grocers Must ‘Avoid Passivity’ Or Risk Failure
By Kristen Cloud // The Shelby Report Rapid shifts in demographics, shopping behavior and technology are forcing U.S. grocers to change the way they do business—or risk falling prey to…
West Virginia Governor Proposes Soda Tax, Higher Tobacco Taxes
Governor Justice calls for a penny-per-ounce soda tax NACS Online West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s second budget swaps lower sales, gas and business gross receipt taxes with higher tobacco…
States Continue to Push for Tobacco Buying Age of 21
Vermont and Florida are the latest legislatures to debate the issue NACS Online Vermont and Florida join a growing number of states considering implementation of a higher tobacco buying…
Philadelphia Soda Tax Leads To Workforce Reduction At Grocery, Distributors
Meanwhile, Mexican soft drink sales continue to decline NACS Online Jobs will soon be cut at grocery stores and beverage distributors because of Philadelphia’s newly enacted tax on soft…
Congressman Expected to Introduce Swipe Fee Repeal Legislation – ACT NOW
By NACS Government Relations It is anticipated that House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) will introduce legislation any day that will include language to fully repeal debit swipe fee…
Menu Labeling Legislation Re-Introduced in House and Senate
By NACS Government Relations Earlier this month Congresswoman Cathy McCmorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) re-introduced the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act in their respective chambers. Mrs.…