Legislation for Year-Round High Ethanol Blends Stalls
The combined weight of several amendments under discussion ultimately sank the bill By NACS Online Legislation that would allow year-round sales of higher ethanol blends will not move through…
Michigan Moves Toward Prohibiting Local Taxes on Soft Drinks
The Senate voted to ban local governments from adding taxes to food, chewing gum or beverages By NACS Online This week, the Michigan senate approved a bill supported by…
Cook County Overturns Beverage Tax
Repeal of the penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax will take effect on December 1, 2017 By NACS Online On October 11, the Cook County Board officially repealed the controversial city…
BP to Reintroduce Amoco Fuel Brand
First branded station expected to open this year Refiner and supplier BP announced today that it will reintroduce its Amoco retail fuel brand, giving current BP marketers more growth…
Valuation Discounts Are Alive And Well
By Randall A. Denha, Esq.* Remember all that time and energy you put into figuring out what the proposed regulations under Section 2704 were all about? Well, you’re going…
California Lawmaker Calling for Ban On Gas-Powered Car Sales
After 2040, new cars powered by internal-combustion engines would be banned from California roads By NACS Online The Sacramento Bee reports that a California lawmaker wants to phase…
Ohio’s Minimum Wage to Increase in 2018
Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2018, to $8.30 per hour for non- tipped employees and $4.15 per hour for tipped employees. The minimum wage will…
CALL TO ACTION!
Call your state senator and ask them to support Senate Bill 501. Call your state house representative and ask them to support House Bill 4504. Who is my State Senator…
LIPARI FOODS ACQUIRES ASSETS OF DETROIT CITY DAIRY, INC d/b/a DAIRY FRESH FOODS, INC INCREASING STRONG PARTNERSHIP IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL BRANDS
WARREN, Mich. – Effective August 11, 2017, Lipari Foods, a leading Midwest food distributor based in Warren, Mich., agreed to acquire several assets of Dairy Fresh Foods, Inc. including the…
Philip Morris Will Give $1 Billion to Curb Smoking
The new research foundation will be headed by former WHO official Derek Yach. By NACS Online Philip Morris International announced this week that it will pledge $1 billion to…