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 out gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. When the legislature returns in January, the news source writes that Assemblyman Phil Ting plans to introduce a bill that…
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 and State Representative? Go to www.michiganlegislature.org and click on contact my Senator or my House Representative on the bottom and find out and call them…
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 Dairy Fresh brand. Dairy Fresh Foods is headquartered in Taylor, Michigan. This opportunity expands Lipari’s product breadth and fulfills another strategic goal for the company.…
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 support the start of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, an independent nonprofit created to ultimately eliminate smoking worldwide, Bloomberg reports. According to the foundation’s…
Grocers say that thousands of products are being impacted by the tax, including sports drinks, flavored waters and nutrient enhanced drinks By NACS Online Philadelphia’s beverage tax is costing supermarkets $300,000 a month in lost sales as consumers head to retail locations outside of the city where the tax does not apply, reports…
By Randall A. Denha, Esq.* While we may know better, an 18 year old college student is generally considered an adult under Michigan. Your rights as a parent to make decisions for your child change suddenly when he/she turns age 18. You no longer have complete access to your child’s financial, education and health…
By Randall A. Denha, Esq.* While we may know better, an 18 year old college student is generally considered an adult under Michigan. Your rights as a parent to make decisions for your child change suddenly when he/she turns age 18. You no longer have complete access to your child’s financial, education and health…
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 on sweetened beverages in Cook County “is hard to swallow for operators of restaurants, convenience stores and other businesses in La Grange, Burr Ridge and…
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, or order a Blue Apron delivery, or just pick up a few things when you’re getting medicine at the drugstore — or buying fertilizer at…
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 stores from which to purchase food—and those stores have gobbled up a lot of retail square footage. After retailers expanded quickly during the recent recession,…