Sheetz Set to Open 500th Convenience Store
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Major regional, family-owned convenience-store chain Sheetz Inc. will celebrate the opening of its 500th c-store on February 24. All Sheetz locations will give away free coffee and...
View ArticleAnother Round for Beers of Mexico
NEW YORK -- Heineken USA announced the return of its Beers of Mexico variety pack, this time with a limited-edition offering of Dos Equis Azul, a blend of signature golden wheat lager and blue agave....
View ArticleQuikTrip, Comdata Ramp Up Fleet Deal
TULSA, Okla. --QuikTrip Corp. has signed an agreement with electronic payment solutions provider Comdata Inc. to expand the reach of fuel discounts through the Comdata Fuel Consortium (CFC)...
View ArticleCrossAmerica Expects to Grow in Midwest With Erickson Oil
ALLENTOWN, Pa. --CrossAmerica Partners LP has closed on the purchase of all the outstanding shares of Hudson, Wis., based Erickson Oil Products Inc. and certain related assets for $85 million, subject...
View ArticleThe REIT Time for Reay's Ranch
TUCSON, Ariz. -- One of the many ways convenience-store operators create deals or reinvigorate their chains is though the help of REITs, or real-estate investment trusts, which are involved in many...
View ArticleLil' Drug Store Names Doran & Ward 2014 Supplier of Year
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Lil'Drug Store Products Inc. (LDSP) has named Doran & Ward Printing & Packaging Co. as its 2014 Supplier of the Year. The award recognizes Doran & Ward for its...
View ArticleGSP Debuts New Support Hub
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- GSP, a leading provider of point-of-purchase (POP) materials to large, multi-site convenience store operators and leading brands, has announced a new release of its proprietary POP...
View ArticleRefinery Strike? What Refinery Strike?
NEW YORK -- Gasoline prices can spike for all kinds of reasons: tension in the Middle East, a refinery suddenly shuts down for maintenance or the annual springtime switch to summer blends of gasoline.A...
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Hershey Begins Move to Simple Ingredients
HERSHEY, Pa. -- The Hershey Co. said it is beginning a transition to simple and easy-to-understand ingredients. This builds and expands on Hershey's ongoing commitment to responsibly sourcing the...
View ArticleCRU Awards 2015: Sheetz Rewards Health, Wellness
DALLAS -- Combining its environmentally friendly building methods with its desire to assist employees with their health and wellness goals, Sheetz Inc. built an employee fitness facility designed to...
View ArticleGlobal Leadership
DALLAS -- With discussion ranging from his late Scottish terrier named Barney to the 2016 presidential race, President George W. Bush brought all topics back to leadership in historically difficult and...
View ArticleSwisher Forms E-Cigarette, Vapor Company
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Swisher International Inc. has formed a new company, E-Alternative Solutions (EAS). As a sister company to Swisher, EAS is focusing on developing, marketing and distributing...
View ArticleMondelez Acquires Enjoy Life Foods
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Mondelez International has acquired Enjoy Life Foods, a private U.S. snacking company and a market-leading brand in the "free-from" segment.Enjoy Life offers more than 40 products,...
View ArticleRaceTrac Picks Insiders' Brains to Refresh Numb Skull
ATLANTA -- Following a survey of its customers, RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. has rebranded its Numb Skull frozen carbonated beverage (FCB) offering.In November 2014, the gas-station and convenience-store...
View ArticleSunoco Red Hot in Fourth Quarter
HOUSTON -- Its acquisitions of the MACS-Tigermarket and Aloha Petroleum deals led Sunoco LP to a tripling of EBITDA in its fourth quarter, with near-record fuel margins also fanning its red-hot...
View ArticleGolden Pantry Installing Digital Signage, Mobile Advertising
BOGART, Ga. -- Golden Pantry Convenience Stores, a 38-location network in the greater Atlanta area, is installing a digital signage and mobile advertising solution that is part of a partnership between...
View ArticleSunoco: 'Tiger' on the Prowl
HOUSTON -- Praising the success of the acquisitions of Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS), which included the Tigermarket c-stores in Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee and Georgia in October 2014 and...
View ArticleRetailers Wary of Monster Distribution Transition
ATLANTA -- Change is always difficult. With the transition of much of the distribution of Monster energy drinks from beer distributors to 100% via Coca-Cola bottlers just beginning, many retailers are...
View ArticleIllinois Floats Excise Tax for 'High-Sugar Beverages'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois' recently introduced Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Act would add a 1-cent-per-ounce excise tax on "high-sugar beverages" in its effort to provide tools and...
View ArticleSysco Contesting FTC's Challenge to US Foods Deal
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an administrative complaint charging that the proposed $8.2-billion merger of Sysco Corp. and US Foods Inc.--the foodservice industry's two...
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