The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Rel’s Foods Inc. of Oakland, Calif., seeking to stop the company from manufacturing, producing and selling adulterated food products. The complaint also names Rel’s Vice President, Peder Scott Sorensen, and…
Luke Oil Logo in Legal Limbo
Hobart, Ind.-based Luke Oil adopted a new logo to symbolize its commitment to customer service, but the chain may have inadvertently replicated a logo stamped on products that are judged kosher, reported the Northwest Indiana Times. The company is changing the logo, after an Orthodox Jewish group filed a trademark infringement suit…
Congress Considers Credit Card Rules
On Thursday, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to evaluate the rules that Visa and MasterCard impose on retailers and on the proposed legislation to handle the issue, NACS reported. One solution debated, which is strongly supported by NACS, was the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009 (H.R. 2382).…
Arizona To Close 13 Rest Stops
The Arizona Department of Transportation is temporarily closing 13 of 18 state-owned rest stops as part of a plan to fix a projected $100 million shortfall in highway user funds, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The closures, which could begin as soon as Oct. 19, are expected to be temporary, Linda Ritter, an Arizona Department…
ExxonMobil Hosts Roundtable at U.S.-Africa Business Summit
A summit meeting on U.S.-Africa business opportunities drew government, private sector, and civil society leaders from around the world last week to discuss ways to improve women’s economic opportunities. At the event, ExxonMobil Executive Sara Ortwein praised The Corporate Council on Africa for its focus on women and led a roundtable discussion on…
Coca Cola CEO Speaks Out on Soft Drink Tax
In a Wall Street Journal opinion article, Muhtar Kent, CEO of the Coca-Cola Company argued that soft drinks are not to blame for the U.S. obesity epidemic and that consumers need exercise to improve health, and that adding another tax on recession weary consumers is not the answer. Kent is responding to the…
Profit With Product Promotions
Promotions and sales at local grocery stores are drawing cash-strapped customers more than ever before. According to a new study from The Nielsen Company, 42.8% of grocery purchases are sold on promotion, up from 40.8% a year ago. And grocery stores aren’t alone. Drug stores also are selling a significant portion of products…
IDDBA Elects Board of Directors
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) elected the 2009-2010 Board of Directors and Officers at the group’s Annual Business Meeting, held recently in Chicago. John Sullivan, the president and CEO of Norseland Inc., Stamford, Conn., was elected as the association’s 46th president. He has been an officer and served on the Board of Directors…
Kwik Trip Upgrades Fuel Dispensers
Kwik Trip, Inc. of La Crosse, Wis., will be installing improved fuel dispensers with Gilbarco FlexPay Encrypting PIN Pad (EPP) retrofits for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. The program begins this month with 1,157 dispensers at 164 locations in the first phase. The award-winning hardware is PCI Encrypting PIN Pad (PCI EPP) compliant…
Shell and McDonald’s Play MONOPOLY
Shell is once again taking part in one of the largest and most successful marketing promotions in McDonald’s history-MONOPOLY. Consumers will receive a game piece with the purchase of select McDonald’s menu items. Each game piece includes a Game Code to be entered online at the MONOPOLY 2009 Game on McDonald’s Web site (PlayatMcD.com)…