Mondelez Launches E-Commerce Partnership With ChannelSight
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Mondelez International has rolled out a global partnership with ChannelSight that will maximize e-commerce sales opportunities across its digital media touchpoints such as brands'...
View ArticleFive Consumer Trends Shaping the Future of Food & Foodservice
CHICAGO -- Sluggish restaurant traffic growth and stalled sales in the center aisles at grocery stores are evidence that U.S. consumers’ eating behaviors are evolving. The growing influence of...
View Article‘Best First Quarter Ever’ for Alon USA at Retail
DALLAS -- The retail business of Alon USA Energy Inc. saw “its best first quarter ever,” Paul Eisman, president and CEO said during the company’s earnings call. He had a lot to talk about, including...
View ArticleCST Sees Major Increase in Net Income, Motor Fuel Gross Profit
SAN ANTONIO & ALLENTOWN, Pa. --CST Brands Inc., one of the largest independent retailers of motor fuels and convenience-store merchandise in North America, and CrossAmerica Partners LP, a leading...
View ArticleCST Signals Summer Dropdown
SAN ANTONIO – This summer, CST Brands Inc. is planning to drop down as many as 40 recently constructed, new-to-industry (NTI) convenience stores to CrossAmerica Partners LP, chairman, president and CEO...
View ArticleBoston Beer Brings Old Recipes Out of the Vault
BOSTON -- The Boston Beer Co. will reach into its vault later this year to bring back two discontinued styles of its Samuel Adams beer for a limited time, and it's asking consumers which brews those...
View ArticleKum & Go Introduces CNG in Arkansas
SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Kum & Go LC is preparing to open its first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling site, at an existing convenience-store in Arkansas.The West Des Moines, Iowa-based chain, which...
View Article7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma Say 'Thx' to Loyal Customers
OKLAHOMA CITY --7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma has launched a new fuel discount card that helps consumers save money at the pump, while allowing 7-Eleven to bypass credit-card fees, reported The...
View ArticleM G Markets Sells Six C-Stores
MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- The owner of M G Markets Inc. dba Mr. Gas Markets has sold six of its of Marathon-branded Mr. Gas stores in eastern Tennessee to an undisclosed buyer to shift the focus to its...
View ArticleSnacking Mavens: They're Not Who You Think
PITTSBURGH -- A web search for articles about snacking and snack trends yields results along two key themes: healthy snacking and millennials shaping the future of snacking. But by taking a large...
View ArticleMinit to Win It
WESTLAKE, Ohio -- TravelCenters of America LLC appears to be taking its Minit Mart moniker on the road, announcing it will brand its burgeoning network of convenience stores as well as its truckstop...
View Article'Susser' Emerges as Lead Bidder for Aziz C-Stores
McALLEN, Texas --Susser Petroleum Property Co. LLC has emerged as the lead bidder in an auction for the assets--including 28 Quick Stop convenience stores in Texas--of Aziz Convenience Stores LLC,...
View ArticleStewart's Shops Named a Top Workplace
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. --Stewart's Shops has been recognized as a Times Union Top Workplace in the Capital Region.“We thank all of our partners for their hard work and dedication. Stewart's employees...
View ArticleCumberland Farms Partners with f'real on Exclusive Milkshake
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- In f'real foods' second retailer partnership, the company known for its milkshakes is working with Cumberland Farms convenience stores on an exclusive signature drink introduced...
View ArticleIs Whole Foods' New Concept the Next Fresh & Easy?
AUSTIN, Texas -- Last week, Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb announced that the upscale, healthy grocer will soon launch a new, smaller-format, "convenience" store that “will feature a modern,...
View ArticleA Deadline for Roads
WASHINGTON -- Welcome to Infrastructure Week, the five-day period where transportation advocates try to remind elected leaders and the public about why it is important to invest in the nation’s...
View ArticleMarathon Denies Anti-Competitive Allegations
FRANKFORT, Ky. --Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) denies allegations leveled in a lawsuit by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway that it engages in anti-competitive practices that lead to higher retail...
View ArticleNew C-Store Portfolios Create Density in 'Attractive Markets'
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Expansion into convenience stores helped Global Partners’ core supply and distribution business last quarter, providing healthy returns at the consumer end over decreases in sales and...
View ArticleFDA Denies Petition to Change Smokeless Tobacco Warning
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a citizen petition from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and American Snuff Co. LLC on modified risk.The petition asked the FDA to...
View ArticleVP Racing Fuels Partners With RPM, JEGS
ELMENDORF, Texas -- VP Racing Fuels is the latest company to team up with the Real Pro Mod (RPM) association to support racers competing in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series. The multi-year deal...
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