Solving the Beer & Food ‘Awareness Challenge’
SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Convenience-store operators can increase sales of prepared food items by connecting late-afternoon and evening snacking behaviors with purchases, according to a new study...
View ArticlePilot Flying J Launches 2015 Road Warrior Program
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers in North America, has announced a July launch for the 2015 Road Warrior program. The celebratory contest honors professional...
View ArticlePa. Beer Sales Bill in Governor's Hands
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Many convenience stores in Pennsylvania still face an uphill battle to gain permission to sell beer wine and spirits even if Gov. Tom Wolf signs an historic bill that would do away...
View ArticleFARE Crowns 2015 Culinary Competition Winners
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- If CSP’s annual FARE Conference is all about bringing together operators from across the foodservice segments to talk about their businesses, then the event’s annual culinary...
View Article7-Eleven, Postmates Team Up to Literally Deliver Convenience
DALLAS & SAN FRANCISCO -- 7-Eleven Inc. has partnered with San Francisco-based urban delivery service Postmates to deliver groceries, fresh foods and other items from the convenience-store...
View ArticleRetail Margin Sweetest Since January
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The June 26 average retail gasoline price, regular grade, slipped 1.68 cents per gallon in the past two weeks to $2.8494, according to the most recent Lundberg Survey of...
View ArticleChevron Syncs Up With Synchrony Financial
SAN RAMON, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn. --Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Synchrony Financial have announced the new Techron Advantage Fuel Credits Program for consumers. Beginning July 1, both new and...
View ArticleKraft Shareholders Approve Merger With Heinz
NORTHFIELD, Ill. & PITTSBURGH -- Kraft Foods Group Inc. shareholders on July 1 voted to approve the previously announced merger agreement creating The Kraft Heinz Co.Kraft Heinz has already...
View ArticleNewcastle Reaches Out to Light-Beer Drinkers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Newcastle has launched a campaign to reach out to light-beer drinkers and change the perception that its Brown Ale is heavy and bitter.The new campaign includes a video, titled...
View ArticleKalibrate Cloud 2.0 Elevates Business Analytics
MANCHESTER, U.K. -- Kalibrate has released Kalibrate Cloud 2.0, the fully integrated and personalized management platform for all aspects of fuel retail pricing and planning. Pricing Cloud, Location...
View ArticleCST, CrossAmerica Close on Dropdowns
SAN ANTONIO & ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- CST Brands Inc. and CrossAmerica Partners LP have announced the closing of the previously announced dropdown transactions between the two companies.The transactions...
View ArticleGulf Spill Will Cost BP $18.7 Billion
NEW ORLEANS -- Following what U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch described as “productive discussions” leading to what BP CEO Bob Dudley called “a realistic outcome,” BP has reached an agreement with...
View ArticleConsumer Watchdog Alleges Gas-Price Manipulation in California
BERKELEY, Calif. – Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog delivered a letter earlier this week at a meeting of the California Energy Commission (CEC), which is charged with investigating gas-price...
View ArticleKerry Completes Acquisition of Insight Beverages
TRALEEE, Ireland & LAKE ZURICH, Ill. -- Kerry Group plc has completed its acquisition of Insight Beverages Inc., said investment banking firm, Farlie Turner & Co., which served as the exclusive...
View Article‘Everybody Has a Shot’
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- It wasn’t long after the advance team carefully placed the Presidential Seal on the podium—after a chorus in unison murmured the Pledge of Allegiance. President Barack Obama rose to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wolf Vetoes Pa. Beer Sales Bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed House Bill 466, which would have sets the stage for the sale of the state-owned liquor stores and privatized the state’s liquor system.In...
View ArticleMondelez Launching Holographic Ads
NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Candy and snack maker Mondelez International Inc. is using new in-store technology from digital coupon publisher News America Marketing (NAM) that will support a nationwide campaign...
View ArticleIrving Oil Pumps Up the Fun to Invest in Retail Network
SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Irving Oil has launched Pump Up the Fun, a new retail promotional campaign, throughout its entire retail network to make fueling up with Irving Oil exciting and rewarding for...
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Hispanic Shopper Spending Highest in Three Years (Infographic)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –“Hispanic shoppers outperform their total U.S. counterparts,” according to a new report by Acosta Sales & Marketing and Univision Communications Inc.Acosta, a leading...
View ArticleExecutive Restructuring at MillerCoors
CHICAGO -- MillerCoors executives hope some restructuring will add up to increased volume in coming months and years.The Chicago-based partnership between Miller Brewing Co. and Coors Brewing Co....
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