Amid outcry from business organizations, restaurant and beverage groups, grocers and more, an Assembly taxation committee effectively killed the bill. Sponsored by Assemblyman Bill Monning, D-Carmel, whose district includes parts of Santa Cruz County, it would have taxed sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and other sugary beverages, directing the money toward youth education and obesity-prevention programs. …
SuperValu, a $38-billion-a-year grocery chain with almost 4,300 stores of various brands, plans to increase its value footprint with value division Save-A-Lot by 160 new stores this year. The firm had a same-store sale loss on its regular retail chains, including Jewel and Cub Foods, and will not be expanding those stores, a spokesman tells GlobeSt.com. …
Foods Co. expects to kick off its foray into Oakland this summer. The Kroger Co.-owned grocery chain has three Oakland locations in the works with the first starting construction in July and opening in early 2012. …
Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that Dole is now selling bananas grown on Rainforest Alliance Certified farms in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. The farms meet the Rainforest Alliances comprehensive environmental and social standards, protecting wildlife habitat and workers alike. Consumers can find Dole bananas with the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal at select retailers throughout the United States. …
Ocean Mist Farms is announcing the spring artichoke season in a big way: on a Jumbotron electronic billboard on 42nd street in the Times Square area in New York City. …
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