Valor Oil Expands in Louisville With Miller Oil Acquisition
Body: OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Giving it a physical presence in Owensboro, Bowling Green and Louisville, Ky., Valor Oil has acquired the assets of Louisville-based Miller Oil Co. Inc., effective March 1,...
View ArticleProxy Advisory Firms Pile on The Pantry
Body: CARY, N.C. -- Coming just a week before embattled convenience store retailer The Pantry Inc. holds its annual meeting to elect or re-elect its board of directors, Concerned Pantry Shareholders...
View ArticleSweet Baked Snack, Dessert Sales to Get Even Sweeter
Body: ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Americans' love of sweets has propelled dollar sales of packaged sweet baked snacks and desserts by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% since 2008 to reach $13 billion...
View ArticleRutter's Adds Crab Cake Sliders for Lent
Body: YORK, Pa. -- In anticipation of the Lenten season, convenience store retailer Rutter's Farm Stores has added another seafood option to the menu--crab cake sliders.The Maryland-style crab cakes...
View ArticleUPDATE: Sheetz, Wawa Team Up for Navy Tradition (Slideshow)
Body: PHILADELPHIA --Finding a fitting role in a time-honored tradition, Pennsylvania rivals Wawa Inc. and Sheetz Inc., two of country's best-known convenience store retailers, teamed up earlier this...
View ArticleNouria Energy Receives Big Stake for Acquisitions
Body: WORCESTER, Mass. --Nouria Energy Corp., a convenience store operator and wholesale fuel distributor in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, has closed a $32 million, five-year...
View ArticleA New Way to Caffeinate: Club Soda
Body: GLENVIEW, Ill. -- Caffeinated Club, a recently launched line of flavored club-soda waters with the added benefit of caffeine and no added sugar or artificial sweeteners, has entered a...
View ArticleTolls Not the Answer, Says ATFI
Body: RICHMOND, Va. -- Crumbling roads are top of mind for policymakers, who are at the same time considering how to prevent the Highway Trust Fund, which supports infrastructure maintenance and...
View ArticleCST Brands in 'Network Optimization' Mode
Body: SAN ANTONIO -- CST Brands Inc., which Valero Energy Corp. spun off in May 2013, said that it continues to assess its asset base and close convenience stores that are no longer core to its ongoing...
View ArticleLove’s Opens First Texas CNG Site (Slideshow)
Body: WILLIS, Texas -- Love’s Travel Stops cut the ribbon on its first fast-fill, compressed-natural-gas (CNG) fueling location in Texas this month, with a live filling demonstration and a promise of...
View ArticleCOUNTDOWN to Pantry Board Meeting (7 Days)
Body: Editor's Note: Over the next week, CSP will post regular updates in the proxy battle brewing between executives at The Pantry and a “dissident” investor group that wants to shake up the...
View ArticleAlbertson's to Acquire Safeway
Body: PLEASANTON, Calif. & BOISE, Idaho -- Safeway Inc. and Albertson's LLC have announced a definitive agreement under which AB Acquisition LLC will acquire all outstanding shares of Safeway. A...
View ArticleMondelez Debuts 'Trending Vending' Oreos at SXSW, More
Body: DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Mondelez International, a leading maker of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, has announced it will host an Oreo Trending Vending Lounge, a space that will deliver customized...
View ArticleMobile 2 Go: A Digital Engagement Roadmap for Convenience Stores
Body: OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. --Despite the fact that convenience stores are lagging behind other retail channels in engaging consumers on a digital front, a study from General Mills provides a roadmap...
View ArticleChester's Hatches 10 New Locations in January
Body: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Chester's International opened 10 new chicken restaurant locations in January, partnering with retailers in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Texas, Utah...
View ArticleThe Sweet Rise of Cider and Fruity Malt Beverages
Body: ST. LOUIS -- We’ve all heard about how quickly America’s craft beer market is growing. Two traditional beer alternatives—hard ciders and fruity malt alcoholic beverages like Bud Light Lime...
View ArticleMasterCard, Visa Launch Cross-Industry Payment Security Effort
Body: NEW YORK -- MasterCard and Visa have formed a new cross-industry group focused on enhancing payment system security to keep pace with the expectations of consumers, retailers and financial...
View ArticleE85 Site Growth Slow But Steady
Body: WASHINGTON -- According to a recent update by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the number of sites offering E85 has nearly doubled since 2007. More recent growth, however, has...
View ArticleKretek Appoints Mancuso as Vice President of Field Sales
Body: MOORPARK, Calif. -- Kretek International Inc. has appointed Russell G. Mancuso as vice president of field sales, with responsibility for direction and focus of the Kretek national sales force for...
View ArticleSafeway, Blackhawk Extend Exclusive Prepaid Card Distribution Deal
Body: PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Following the announcementThursday of the merger of supermarket companies Safeway Inc. and Albertson's LLC, Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. parent company Safeway affirmed...
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