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Governor Edward Rendell signed the $28 billion General Fund budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year on July 6. It was the first time since he took office that the budget was approved by the legislature before the June 30 deadline...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it is inviting the public to submit comments and information to help the agency implement a new federal law that requires the posting of calorie content and other nutrition information on menu items at certain chain restaurants and similar retail food operations and vending machines...
On June 30, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation (SB 1255) that would replace the semi-monthly sales tax return requirement established by Act 48 of 2009 with a single monthly return that includes both an estimated tax for the current month and a true-up payment for the prior month tax...
On July 21, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, containing significant interchange swipe fee reform provisions. Provisions within the package, known as the Durbin Amendment, direct the Federal Reserve to issue rules to ensure that debit card interchange fees, also known as swipe fees, are reasonable and proportional to the processing costs incurred. Visa and MasterCard currently charge debit swipe fees of around 1 percent to 2 percent of the transaction amount — among the highest rates in the industrialized world...
The Food Safety & Quality Summit is offering timely information to food industry leaders and managers regarding the impact of the pending federal Food Safety Modernization Act...
The House and Senate recently passed legislation to extend gift card disclosure requirements until January 31, 2011, previously set for August 22, 2010...
The Pennsylvania Chamber is offering a Waste and Water Environmental Regulations, and How to Develop an Integrated Spill Response Plan Conference in three Pennsylvania locations this fall. Find out more...
Supermarkets now have a choice when selecting food safety training. FMI continues to offer SafeMark for Supermarkets (formerly called SuperSafeMark), designed by retailers, for retailers. The new option is SafeMark for Food Establishments, training designed for all types of food businesses...
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced a grant opportunity under the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program to improve air quality, reduce consumption of imported oil through the use of homegrown alternative fuels and help the Commonwealth’s economy and environment. The Department is seeking applications for innovative, advanced fuel and vehicle technology projects resulting in cleaner advanced alternative transportation within this Commonwealth...
The Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Norovirus Information Guide is now available as a free download through the FMI web site...
Three retailers and one wholesaler representative join the PFMA board...
The 2010 Pennsylvania's Best Bagger Contest is just around the corner...
PFMA has elected four new board members. We are pleased to offer their profiles over the next two issues...
Herrmann was elected to the PFMA Board at the June annual meeting in Harrisburg. He brings more than 34 years experience in the retail and wholesale food industry...
Erica Peiffer recently joined PFMA/PCSC as its new executive assistant.
Allen Brothers Wholesale Distribution, a leading distributor for convenience stores and beverage outlets in the mid-Atlantic Region, has announced that it has employed the majority of employees from defunct Philadelphia, PA-based Arleen Food Products...
The FDA says it’s looking to retailers to help enforce the sweeping tobacco regulations that took effect June 22...
Dutch-Way Farm Market in Gap, Pennsylvania has a new look and more space for shoppers to browse its aisles thanks to a recently completed 15,000 square foot addition and remodel...
Lance and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. have announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine in a stock-for-stock merger of equals that will create a combined company to be called Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
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