State Says Increased Sales of Alcohol Cause Need For More Liquor Stores
By Jo Ingles // 91.7 WVXU Rising sales of booze in the Buckeye State are leaving the state agency that oversees liquor thirsting for more operators. There are 465…
Illinois Governor Rejects $15 Minimum Wage
Gov. Rauner says that economic evidence suggests the wage hike would harm workers more than help them By NACS Online Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a bill…
FDA Clarifies Sanitary Transportation Rule Waiver for Retail Food Establishments
By the U.S. Food & Drug Administration On August 14, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to clarify that a waiver to the Sanitary Transportation of Human and…
Report Shows Alcohol Industry Worth $6 Billion in Michigan
By CBS Detroit The alcohol business is booming in Michigan, according to data from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. MLive reported today that the alcohol industry in the state of Michigan…
Cook County’s Beverage Tax Violates Snap Rules
USDA Food and Nutrition Service warns Illinois that implementation of Cook County’s beverage tax is in violation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program regulations By NACS Online The Chicago…
Chicago Businesses Perplexed by Beverage Tax
Confusion remains as to how business at convenience stores and restaurants will be affected by Cook County’s new penny-per-ounce beverage tax By NACS Online The new tax increase…
Brewpubs and organics: Competition forces grocers to sell an experience
By Jack pointer // Washington’s Top News wtop.com For better or worse, shopping for groceries no longer means a trip to the grocery store. You can Amazon Prime it,…
The Problem of Too Many Grocery Stores
The amount of retail square footage devoted to food has never been as high—and that spells trouble for the industry By NACS Online Americans have a plethora of grocery…
Grocery Shopping Takes More Than One Stop
Increasingly, Americans are no longer satisfied with shopping for food in one store By NACS Online For more consumers today, buying groceries involves multiple trips to several stores, USA…
Merger of British American Tobacco, Reynolds American Approved
Announced in January, this week shareholders approved the $49 billion deal By NACS Online In July, shareholders of both British American Tobacco (BAT) and Reynolds American put their stamp…