More Oil Drilling, Lower Gas Prices?
WASHINGTON -- A new bill proposed last week by House Republicans aims to lower gasoline prices by freeing up more domestic oil production.The Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act...
View ArticleSinclair Oil Selects WEX Fleet One
SALT LAKE CITY -- Sinclair Oil Corp. has named WEX Inc.'s WEX Fleet One as its provider of co-branded over-the-road (OTR) fuel card services. This will allow Sinclair distributors and customers access...
View Article13 Takeaways from the 2014 CSP Foodservice Handbook
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-- For the past four years, CSP has used its annual Foodservice Handbook to compare sales trends inside and outside the convenience-store segment, looking for growth opportunities...
View ArticleOntario C-Store Association Selects Zomaron for Payment Processing
TORONTO -- The Ontario Convenience Store Association (OCSA) recently selected Zomaron Merchant Services as their preferred provider of payment processing solutions across the province.OCSA has more...
View ArticleJiffy Mart Achieves 'Breakthrough'
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The Maryland Chamber of Commerce recently honored convenience store chain Jiffy Mart as one of the recipients of its 2014 Business Breakthrough Awards. The awards program is...
View ArticleThe Latest on Beverage Bans & Regulation
NEW YORK & WASHINGTON -- As beverage makers and drinkers in New York breath a sigh of relief this week, energy-drink manufacturers may need to redesign their packaging as the U.S. Food & Drug...
View ArticleFuels Forward Blog: The Built-In Altfuel Advantage
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- I recently attended the Natural Gas Vehicles USA conference in Houston, which saw around 300 attendees from fleets, utilities and equipment providers as well as some...
View ArticleIs a Grocery Partnership in Couche-Tard's Future?
LAVAL, Quebec -- Noting an "over-heated" acquisition environment in the United States, an analyst anticipates that Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. could enter into "more complicated partnership...
View ArticleQuikTrip Reaches 700 Mark
OVERLAND, Mo. --QuikTrip Corp. opened its 700th convenience store on Thursday in Overland, Mo., near St. Louis. The chain has opened 100 stores in the last two years, according to a report by The Tulsa...
View ArticleWhat Is the Holy Grail of Fuel Executives?
HOUSTON -- With an increased awareness of the "new normal" of fuel volatility, respondents to a new industry survey ranked margin management as the No. 1 business priority (42%) this year, while...
View ArticleParker's New C-Store Features Drive-Thru
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Parker's has announced the opening of the company's new convenience store, in Statesboro, Ga., featuring the retailer's new drive-thru service for most of the products in the...
View ArticlePhilip Morris International Gains Its First E-Cigarette
LONDON -- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has announced its acquisition, for an undisclosed price, of Nicocigs Ltd., a leading U.K.-based e-vapor company, the principal brand of which is...
View ArticleNestlé Crunch Celebrates Girl Scouts
GLENDALE, Calif. -- The Nestlé Crunch Girl Scout Candy Bars are back for a limited time this summer. To celebrate, Nestlé USA is collaborating with Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) to launch the Nestlé...
View ArticleFresh, Online Retailers Eat Away at Grocery
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- It's a safe bet to say most retailers who are selling fresh foods or selling food online are doing pretty well for themselves.Those are two of the main findings in Willard Bishop's...
View ArticleSlideshow: Beverage Variety Overflows on FARE Tradeshow Floor
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Beverages come in many flavors and styles, but based on the products on display during the tradeshow portion of this month’s 2014 FARE Conference, iced tea clearly is the primary...
View ArticleDippin' Dots Brings the Gross
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Dippin’ Dots LLC, the maker of the iconic flash-frozen ice cream and frozen treats, is expanding its product line with Dot Monster Munch Ice Cream, an unconventional take on the...
View ArticleGMCW Adds Representation in Southeast
LOUISVILLE, KY. -- Marketing Agents South will provide sales representation for GMCW in the Southeastern United States, representing the foodservice-equipment maker in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi...
View ArticleMurphy USA: Second Only To Apple in Sales per Square Foot
NEW YORK -- Computer giant Apple was recently annointed the retailer that squeezes the most profit out of its stores per square foot. With its lofty prices and, in many cases, small products (iPods,...
View ArticleHaseotes Named CEO of Cumberland Gulf Group
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The Cumberland Gulf Group, which includes the Cumberland Farms convenience-store chain and Gulf Oil L.P., one of the nation’s fastest-growing branded marketers of energy products,...
View ArticleCalifornia, Indiana Gas-Tax Changes Kick In Tuesday
INDIANAPOLIS & SACRAMENTO -- Two states’ gas taxes will change effective July 1—but will not stay the same for long.California’s Tax SwapIn California, the excise gas tax will drop from $0.395 to...
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