🥤 Louisiana SNAP participants won't be able to use their benefits to purchase soda, energy drinks or candy starting in 2026 after the USDA approved a waiver state leaders requested in a move influenced by the "Make America Healthy Again" movement. (Press release)
🍫 Elmer Chocolate, the country's oldest family-owned chocolate company, has been acquired by the Hoffmann Family of Companies, an equity firm. Elmer's third-generation owners, Rob and Michael Nelson, will retain partial ownership and leadership roles. (Press release)
⛳️ Maybe it's not the end for Topgolf after all. Necessary permits for the project, should it move forward, were extended by two years, and a rep said developers aimed to start construction after ongoing lawsuits are resolved. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🌮 Top Taco won't return for 2025, with its organizer citing decreased sponsorship as the culprit. (WGNO)
