It looks like chocolate lovers could soon be able to indulge in their guilty pleasure without feeling so guilty, now that Nestle announced that it has found a away to reduce sugar in its candy bars by 40 percent without compromising the taste. According to NPR, Nestle claimed that its scientists have altered the structure…
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Kid Rock Turns Fake Merchandise Into Real Line
A few weeks ago, images surfaced of Kid Rock wearing T-shirts with pro-Trump messages. While Snopes (warning: explicit language) reported that they were, in fact, fake, Kid Rock seems to have taken the whole thing in stride…
Read MoreForeign Scammers Selling Fake Dakota Access Pipeline Protest T-shirts
While protestors fought the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Standing Rock Reservaction in North Dakota, some Facebook pages tried to cash in on the movement by selling stolen T-shirt designs and fooling consumers into believing that their money would go toward the protest effort. BuzzFeed reported that the owners of the pages,…
Read MoreDepartment of Labor Appeals Overtime Ruling
The Obama administration said that it will challenge a federal court’s decision to block President Barack Obama’s rule to amend overtime regulations. The Department of Labor filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday, the same day the new rule was set to take effect,…
Read MoreBag Makers Announces Passing of President Charles D. Sandford
Bag Makers, Union, Ill., announced that its president, Charles D. Sandford, passed away on Friday following a year-long battle with cancer. “I am joined by the entire Bag Makers family in grieving the loss of a great man…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Maple Ridge Farms Versus Precision Laser Art
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: The weather is in the 60s today, but there are rumors of snow coming to Pennsylvania soon. Make up your mind, nature.) Last week, Maple Ridge Farms secured its third…
Read MoreFruit of the Loom Names New CEO
Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., has appointed Melissa Burgess-Taylor as the new chairman and CEO following former CEO Rick Medlin’s death this week. Burgess-Taylor currently is the senior vice president of brand management and…
Read MoreA Look Into Costs Related to U.S. Manufacturing
Manufacturing has been a hot topic of debate during the 2016 presidential campaign, and that surely won’t slow down in the coming months, as President-elect Donald Trump has made domestic manufacturing…
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Tells Factory Employees to Brace for Possible Layoffs
Workers in American Apparel’s Los Angeles factory say they’ve received written notice that they will lose their jobs on Jan. 7 unless the new buyer of the company (which looks to be Gildan Activewear at the moment) elides to continue manufacturing from the building. “We were told we have jobs until the 7th of January,”…
Read MoreVegas NHL Team’s Name Attracts Controversy
Just a few days after the Vegas Golden Knights NHL expansion team announced its existence, the team already has attracted some controversy over its name. According to ESPN, the U.S. Army’s elite parachute team,…
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