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Rockstar Energy’s Rock-Star Results
NEW YORK -- With a steady two-for-$3 offer in many stores across the country, the No. 3 energy-drink brand is showing some legs in a race that is often thought to be locked up by Red Bull and...
View ArticleCalifornia Senate Committee Approves Tobacco Legislation Package
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California Senate committee on Wednesday approved a package of six anti-tobacco bills.According to California Healthline, the legislation includes:SBX2-5/ABX2-6, which would add...
View ArticleRoad Trippers Drive Foodservice Growth
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- Although the number of restaurants opened in the United States in the past year is flat—growing just 0.4%—tourism continues to be the driving factor in areas with the...
View ArticleKellogg’s Combines Classics for Convenience
ELMHURST, Ill. -- To help retailers build new sales opportunities, Kellogg’s Convenience has introduced Rice Krispies Treats Blasted with M&M’s Minis. The company is launching this new snack...
View ArticleCasey’s Sending Kids to Camp
ANKENY, Iowa -- More than 1,880 Casey’s General Store Inc. convenience stores are raising money to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) save and improve the lives of kids fighting muscular...
View ArticleSuperior Separates the Men From the Women at the Pump
PITTSBURGH -- Superior Petroleum Co. said that its gas stations have customized the media messaging in Wayne and GSTV’s inOvationTV Media Platform for optimal customer segmentation. It said it has...
View Article700 Samples & 700 T-Shirts
BRADENTON -- Donuts, scrambled eggs and fruity frozen beverages were a few of the 700 different samples offered on August 20 at Bradenton, Fla.'s newest Wawa location, reported The Bradenton Herald....
View Article‘Ordinary’ Johnstone Did Extraordinary Things
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Cenex Zip Trip general manager Ian Johnstone, 54, who passed away on August 19, leaves behind a legacy of inspiring employees and working with children’s charities.Johnstone suffered...
View ArticleMPC Seeks Dismissal of Gas-Price Complaint
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) is asking Judge David Hale of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky to grant a motion to dismiss a complaint originally filed...
View ArticleCalm Sets in Post Price Spike
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- Even as gasoline-price volatility evaporates to a virtual flat line, a Midwest retailer said the one-day spike in wholesale costs that occurred last week in his region was the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wawa Opens 700th C-Store (Slideshow)
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Wawa Inc. held the grand opening of its new Bradenton, Fla., convenience store, on August 20, reaching the milestone of the company’s 700th location.As reported in CSP Daily News,...
View ArticleRicker’s Donates $500,000 to Ivy Tech Campus
ANDERSON, Ind. -- Conveniende-store company Ricker’s has donated $500,000 to Ivy Tech Community College and its new Anderson, Ind., campus as a way to give back to the community in which it found its...
View ArticlePublic Health England: E-Cigs 95% Less Harmful Than Tobacco
LONDON -- Electronic cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than tobacco and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking, an independent review published by governmental agency Public...
View ArticleThe Keys to the Digital Wallet Kingdom
WASHINGTON – A recent Gallup analysis shows that despite increased use of smartphones and mobile devices, enthusiasm for digital wallets is still low. So digital wallet companies—regardless of whether...
View ArticleU.S. Consumers Eating More Fresh Foods
CHICAGO -- Americans are eating their fruits and vegetables as well as other fresh foods and beverages, reported The NPD Group. The percentage of all in-home eating occasions that include fresh foods,...
View ArticleDr Pepper Snapple Buys 11.7% Stake in BodyArmor
PLANO, Texas -- Taking the next step in its relationship with BodyArmor SuperDrink, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. has made an equity investment in BA Sports Nutrition LLC, owner of the sports drinks....
View ArticleTedeschi Rebranding to 7-Eleven Will Be 'Gradual'
DALLAS --7-Eleven Inc. has closed on the acquisition, announced in May, of Rockland, Mass.-based Tedeschi Food Shops and its approximately 180 convenience stores.This transaction adds to the 150...
View ArticleIndian Summer for Downstream Margins
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The U.S. average retail price of regular grade gasoline slipped 0.35 cents per gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.7073, according to the most recent Lundberg Survey...
View ArticleTarget Refreshing Foodservice
MINNEAPOLIS -- Target Corp. is replacing its traditional foodservice offering in 14 test stores, replacing the hot dogs and nachos with a wider array items, including "artisan-style" pizza, fresh...
View ArticleManitowoc Foodservice Named 2015 Subway Vendor of Year
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- The Subway restaurant chain has named Manitowoc Foodservice Vendor of the Year during the sandwich quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand’s 50th Anniversary Convention in Las...
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