Food & Trends
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Obama Urged by NRF to Intercede in Port Negotiations
President Obama recently received a letter from the NRF (National Retail Federation) detailing the growing concern of the retail industry concerning the contract controversy involving the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. and the International Longshoremen’s Association. The two parties have been negotiating, with federal mediators assisting, with little progress seen for some months now. National…
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Tostitos Hosts U.S. Vets Homecoming Football Game
Tostitos showed its support of the Pat Tillman Foundation’s ‘Got Your 6’ campaign by hosting its football party for United States military veterans. Tostitos is a brand of Frito-Lay, based in Plano, Texas. The select veterans were treated to an on-field surprise bash that was to be a celebratory homecoming for the veterans who had served…
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FDA: Specific GE Salmon is Not a Threat to the Environment
Via the agency’s website, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that following an environmental assessment, genetically engineered salmon in the Atlantic would not affect the environment significantly. The FDA publicly released the announcement on December 22 on its website and posted in its Federal Register on the 26th. The announcement has faced strong criticism,…
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Growth of Holiday Sales Slowing
Growth of retail sales this festive season have slowed due to fears of an expected “fiscal cliff,” as well as other factors according to some reports. Spending Pulse, MasterCard advisers, are estimating that the holiday sales in these two months (November, December) increased by 0.7 percent more than last year. The company had indicated a…
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Judge to Decide On Posting of Tobacco Apology by Stores
A judge will be deciding whether the next soda bottle or tank of gas you buy will come with an apology from Joe Camel and Marlboro man. A ruling was made recently ordering a multimedia blitz that states that national tobacco companies had lied about smoking dangers. This has opened the possibility of retailers being…
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Retailers React to Ruling on Possible Tobacco Statement Display
A ruling by a federal judge is set to decide on whether retailers will be required to post displays from the tobacco companies. The displays will carry apologies for being deceitful about the effects of smoking, and will have to provide information on the health effects of smoking, including the statistic of 1,200 deaths per…
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Port Strike Avoided
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have come to an agreement to continue negotiations for 30 more days, averting potential port strikes at Gulf and East Coast ports. The two ports account for high 95% of the Eastern seaboard containerized shipments. National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay…
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Teamsters Push for UNFI Product Boycott
Teamsters Local 117 called for consumers to boycott United Natural Foods products sold at Whole Foods Market. The union is striking a warehouse of United Natural Foods. Teamsters Local 117 put out a statement and posted a product and brands list to be avoided by consumers. The statement was posted on a website that has focused…