Convenience Store News In Brief…
According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pushed enforcement of its menu-labeling regulations until 2017. As part of the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, the rules mandate that restaurants and retailers selling prepared foods in 20 or more U.S. locations place calorie counts next to menu items or on menu boards. Grocery stores, convenience stores and other non-traditional restaurant establishments have protested the regulations. At first, the FDA gave restaurants until the end of 2015 to comply; then the deadline was moved to the end of this year. Now it has been pushed to 2017. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Common Sense Disclosure Act. Senate Bill 2217, companion legislation to House Resolution 2017, was introduced by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) and Angus King (I-Maine)…
The National Confectionery Sales Association has named its 2016 Candy Hall of Fame inductees. They are Greg Cater, Sweet Candy Co; Shelly Clarey, Adams & Brooks Inc.; James Day, Esther Price Candies Corp.; Vivian Farber, The Madelaine Chocolate Co.; Bernard Garbusjuk, Boehm’s Candies Inc.; Thalia Hohenthal, Guittard Chocolate Co; Kevin Miller, Acosta Sales & Marketing; Dan Mueller, Mueller Yurgae Associates; Patrick Murnane, Murnane Cos.; Debra Robins, Century Distributors Inc.; and Hans Arthur Faerber (posthumous), NID Pty Ltd. …
In honor of its 75th anniversary, M&M’S Candies is empowering fans to choose the brand’s newest peanut-flavored addition to its lineup in a nationwide “Flavor Vote.” Three new, nut-inspired challengers—Honey Nut, Coffee Nut and Chili Nut—are vying for the position of sitting side by side with M&M’S Original Peanut. Fans are able to purchase and taste each of the new flavors via retailers nationwide and then cast their votes once a day until June 17 at peanutflavor.mms.com or by texting the word “Vote” to 87654.
