Alliance For Fair Sugar Policy Disappointed In Sugar Program Reform Outcome

The Alliance for Fair Sugar Policy (AFSP) today released the following statement expressing disappointment that the House failed to modernize the 80-year-old U.S. sugar program:

Bakers Disappointed In Obstruction Of Modest Sugar Reforms To Protect Special Interests

“ABA is extremely disappointed that once again the House chose to put Big Sugar’s interests over jobs, growth, and American families,” said ABA President and CEO Robb MacKie. “Despite the disingenuous doomsday rhetoric of Chairman Conaway and others, Rep. Foxx’s (R-NC-05) and Rep. Davis’ (D-IL-07) amendment represents very modest reform to the archaic sugar program.”

BJ’s Wholesale Club Is Going Public (Again)

May 18, 2018 Chris Isidore, CNN

Here’s an unusual sign of health in the troubled world of retail: BJ’s Wholesale Club is going public again.

Oregon Grocers Pour $2M Into Effort To Ban Taxes On Food

Two years after businesses spent tens of millions of dollars to defeat a corporate tax measure, they are pouring money into qualifying their own initiatives for the November ballot.

Lidl Appoints Johannes Fieber As President & CEO Of Lidl US

May 18, 2018 Lidl

Lidl US announced today that Johannes Fieber has been appointed President and CEO, and will assume responsibility for U.S. operations over the coming months. Johannes succeeds Brendan Proctor, who led the U.S. expansion from June 2015. Lidl management thanks Brendan for his service.