Maxwell House Enhances Shelf-Stable Liquid Coffee Experience
NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Maxwell House has made improvements to Shelf-Stable Liquid Coffee offerings and equipment that it said will make equipment maintenance easier for convenience-store and other...
View ArticleCigarette Sales Fell, Smokeless Sales Rose in 2012
WASHINGTON -- The number of cigarettes sold to wholesalers and retailers in the United States declined from 273.6 billion in 2011 to 267.7 billion in 2012, according to the most recent Federal Trade...
View ArticleBMO ATM Deal Extends Access at Shell Canada
CALGARY, Alberta -- DirectCash Payments Inc. has announced an exclusive ATM branding deal between the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and DCPayments to deploy BMO-branded ATMs to Shell Canada Products gas...
View ArticleNew Convenience Store Roundup for February 2015
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- This edition of New C-Store Roundup of new convenience-store openings, sales, acquisitions and store closings features listings for the month of February 2015.The...
View ArticleN.J. Posts ExxonMobil MTBE Settlement
TRENTON, N.J. -- A proposed environmental settlement--the single largest with a corporate defendant in the state's history and the second largest nationwide--will require Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay New...
View ArticleNCA Cranks Up the Knowledge at Sweets & Snacks Expo
CHICAGO -- The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has revealed an enhanced educational lineup in both the keynote sessions and Sweet Insights Theater at the 2015 Sweets & Snacks Expo, to be...
View ArticleWho Is Responsible for the Rising Popularity of Prepaid Cards?
CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- When it comes to understanding and using reloadable prepaid cards, millennials are leading the way, according to a new survey conducted by TD Bank.The bank polled more than 1,300...
View ArticleBreaking the Piñata of Discretionary Income
SAVANNAH, Ga. --While other retailers laid low during the height of the recession, Greg Parker of The Parker Cos. took the opportunity to break the piñata--to borrow money, build new stores and expand...
View ArticleTrouble Brewing for MillerCoors?
CHICAGO -- Expect 2015 to be a tough year for MillerCoors. So say beer-industry watchers who see the fact the company has yet to name a new CEO to replace the retiring Tom Long as a sign on continued...
View ArticleThe Benefits of a Common Database
PHOENIX -- Is there really an app for everything? Well, maybe not everything, but the operations team in convenience-store chain Circle K's Arizona region found an app for task coordination and...
View ArticleSnyder’s of Hanover Launches ‘Discover Our Pretzelbilities’ Campaign
HANOVER, Pa. – Snack maker Snyder’s of Hanover Inc. has rolled out a new integrated marketing campaign called “Discover our Pretzelbilities.” The campaign communicates a story about the wide range of...
View ArticleNOCO Express Opens Tonawanda Tim Hortons
TONAWANDA, N.Y. – NOCO Express has announced the grand opening of a Tim Hortons quick-service restaurant (QSR) at one of its convenience store in Tonawanda—its first as a Tim Hortons franchisee. The...
View ArticleNYACS Announces Newest C-Store Hall of Famers
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) has announced that Terry Pier, Mike Siwik and the Byrne Family have been elected to the New York Convenience Store Hall of...
View ArticleVapor Recovery Nozzles Will Vanish From Phoenix
PHOENIX -- The bulky rubber Stage II vapor recovery nozzles have been required by law at gas stations in the Phoenix region since the early 1990s to reduce the air pollution caused when fuel vapors...
View Article‘Insurance’ Protects Against High Gas Prices
HOUSTON -- Using the hedging strategies, LoveMyGasPrice.com, a service that launched last week allowing consumers to essentially purchase insurance against significantly higher prices, lets drivers put...
View ArticleConstellation Brands Beefs Up Growth Strategy
VICTOR, N.Y. -- Beer, wine and spirits marketer Constellation Brands Inc. added Bill Newlands as chief growth officer, a newly created position to help manage Constellation's long-term growth...
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Consumer Attitudes Reveal Opportunity for C-Store Foodservice
Newsletter: CSP Daily NewsMillennials—or what researcher Michelle Barry calls “digital natives”—are generally ambivalent about buying food from a convenience store.They crave the idea of healthier,...
View Article7-Eleven Declares April 11 'Bring Your Own Cup Day'
DALLAS --7-Eleven Inc. is kicking off Slurpee season on April 11 with BYO Cup Day. It is inviting customers to bring their own cups or containers that can be used as cups to their participating...
View ArticleRetailers Mull Pulling Plug as N.H. UST Deadline Looms
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- As New Hampshire regulations requiring double-walled underground storage tanks (USTs) are set to kick in later this year, some stations in the state are weighing whether to pay to...
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Blue Bell Recalls Frozen Snacks
BRENHAM, Texas -- Blue Bell Creameries has voluntarily suspended operations at its manufacturing plant in Broken Arrow, Okla., after frozen snack products produced there for institutional and...
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