Quality Oil Adds Gulf Racing Fuels
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Gulf racing fuels are now distributed by Quality Oil Co. of Rockingham, North Carolina. Quality Oil is a branded Gulf distributor and has several Gulf retail gasoline stations. It...
View ArticleHunt Brothers Pizza Joins Breast Cancer Awareness Cause
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Hunt Brothers Pizza and JR Motorsports will join the National Breast Cancer Foundation's initiative to drive awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month by giving Regan Smith's...
View ArticleAnalysis: ETP’s Maintains Rhythm With Latest Acquisitions
DALLAS -- Holding to a steady beat, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has established a brisk pace with both its internal transformation and growth focus, executing a convenience-store drop-down...
View ArticleNew Data Breach at Jewel
BOISE, Idaho -- AB Acquisition LLC, which operates Albertsons stores under Albertson's LLC and ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco and Shaw's and Star Markets under New Albertson's Inc., said that its third-party...
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Rapid Robert's Betting on Play At The Pump
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Missouri gas station and convenience store retailers including Rapid Robert's are adopting Play At The Pump, Gilbarco Veeder-Root and partner Linq3's technology solution that offers...
View ArticleSoCal 7-Elevens Testing Fitness Guru's Fresh Foods
LOS ANGELES --7‑Eleven Inc. recently approached Tony Horton, the fitness guru behind bestselling fitness program Beachbody P90X, about co-developing a line of nutritionally balanced foods and...
View ArticleCalifornia Bags Plastic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, aligning state law with ordinances passed by a growing number of local...
View ArticleHeineken Holiday Program Has 'Spark'
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Heineken USA is announcing the details of this year's holiday retail and on-premise program. Scheduled to hit outlets beginning November 1, the fully integrated program with the...
View ArticleKretek Announces New HQ Sales Roles
MOORPARK, Calif. -- Kretek International Inc. has announced several new headquarters sales roles, and added five new key account sales managers in the Central and Northeast regions.The company has...
View ArticleAll's Quiet on Acquisition Front for TravelCenters of America
WESTLAKE, Ohio -- During the six months ended June 30, 2014, TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) purchased a travel center for $3.2 million and made capital investments of $60.6 million, including $10.9...
View Article'Donuts' Don't Do It for Dunkin'
CANTON, Mass. -- For a company with "donuts" in its name, the circular bakery items are not paying the bills. In fact, doughnuts account for only 8% of Dunkin Donuts' bottom line.Coffee, Coolatas and...
View ArticleCST Brands Negotiating HQ Deal
SAN ANTONIO -- City and county officials are offering more than $2 million in tax abatements and a cash grant to CST Brands Inc. to keep its headquarters in San Antonio, reported The San Antonio...
View ArticleCSP's Retail Leader of the Year is ...
OAKBROOK TERRRACE, Ill. -- CSP Business Media is pleased to announce Sam L. Susser, chairman of Susser Petroleum Partners, is its 2014 Retailer Leader of the Year. Susser will be honored Wednesday,...
View ArticleGulf Again Finds 'Sweet Home' in Alabama
JACKSON, Ala. & FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Returning to the Yellowhammer State for the first time in two decades, Gulf Oil has forged a new partnership with Bumpers Oil Co. LLC, a distributor of...
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Speedway Closes on Hess Retail Deal
FINDLAY, Ohio -- On Sept. 30, 2014, Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) subsidiary Speedway LLC closed its acquisition of Hess Corp.'s retail operations and related assets, a $2.82 billion transaction...
View ArticleMcLane Trade Show Highlights Foodservice Advancement
ORLANDO, Fla. -- About 1,200 retailer attendees got a look at new products, suppliers and services during the McLane National Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., including extensive looks at an...
View ArticleRed Bull 'Takes Over' Nevada C-Store (Slideshow)
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Convenience retailers heading to Las Vegas next week for the NACS Show may want to schedule in a detour to nearby Henderson, Nev., where Red Bull has "taken over" a Rebel Oil...
View ArticleAcosta to Acquire Southern Sales Solutions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Acosta Sales & Marketing has announced the acquisition of Southern Sales Solutions, based in Kenner, La. The integration of Southern Sales Solutions with Acosta's growing...
View ArticleBucky's Gets Bucks From Citizens Commercial Banking
CHICAGO -- Citizens Commercial Banking's Convenience & Retail Fuel Finance Group recently closed on a large five-year credit facility with Buchanan Energy LLC, a leading convenience store operator...
View ArticleMapco Installing Impulse Marketing Platform
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. --Mapco recently partnered with Gilbarco Veeder-Root to install the Impulse upselling platform across 220 sites by the end of 2014. Mapco, which operates 375 convenience stores in the...
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