Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in October 2018.<\/p>\n
S&Z Grocery in Athens, Alabama retails a wide variety of products. However, the store owner banned two items because of a promotional label with a logo that he did not like.<\/p>\n
The logo in question is none other than the NFL logo that was featured on the bottles of Pepsi.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to support them in any way, because I feel like it\u2019s just wrong. I can\u2019t in good conscious sell the product because it does have the logo on it,” Phillip Stewart, owner of S&Z Grocery told said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“This may cause me to lose some business, but here goes. S&Z supermarket currently will not be selling 20 ounce Pepsi or Diet Pepsi. These two items are currently produced with the NFL logo on them. I refuse to sell the product until the logo is removed. I will not bow down in order to the make a dollar as long as the athletes are allowed to bow down and disrespect the flag and country that I love.”<\/p>\n
Stewart said in a statement that he understood what the players\u2019 rally was all about, but felt \u201cthere are other ways to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has brought attention to it I\u2019m sure there is good that comes from this, I just don\u2019t agree with the tactic,\u201d Stewart added.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the store owner announced that he\u2019d continue to sell Pepsi products, just not the products that promoted the NFL logo, which according to his distributor would remain on the bottles through the Superbowl.<\/p>\n
Most people supported Phillip Stewart\u2019s judgment to discontinue selling Pepsi products with the NFL logo. They applauded him for standing up for his beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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