Snyder's-Lance Creates "Better-for-You" Division
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Snyder's-Lance Inc. has created a new, "better-for-you" division as well as an increase in its investment in Late July Snacks LLC, a maker of organic and non-GMO (genetically...
View ArticleVP Racing Fuels Partners With Cecil County Dragway
NEWARK, Del. -- VP Racing Fuels has announced an agreement with Cecil County Dragway extending its longstanding Official Fuel partnership through 2017. A National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) sanctioned...
View ArticleAre Consumers Ready for Diesel?
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- While auto sales forecasts support a bright future and consumer views of diesel fuel are improving, consumers ultimately will be the group deciding the fate of the diesel market, and...
View ArticleGetty Getting Into 'Re-Position'
JERICHO, N.Y. -- Getty Realty Corp. is continuing a process of disposing of assets that do not meet the long-term growth criteria of its core portfolio, David Driscoll, president, CEO and director said...
View ArticleMixed Results in Two Soda-Tax Measures
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two similar soda tax initiatives in Northern California ended in very different conclusions on election night this week.In San Francisco, Proposition E, a proposed 2-cent-per-ounce tax...
View Article7-Eleven Makes Appeal for "Banana Benevolence"
DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc. is joining the Feeding America network of food banks in a pay-it-forward "banana benevolence" campaign to buy bananas for food-insecure individuals and families in the United...
View ArticleExpert Insight: The Race for Volume, Part 4: Facilities
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- In previous columns in this series (see “Related Content”), we looked at the relative importance of pricing, data and competition as convenience retailers try to fine-tune their...
View ArticleVisa, MasterCard Lower Swipe Fees in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario -- In Canada,Visa and MasterCard submitted separate and individual voluntary proposals on November 4 to reduce their credit-card interchange fees to an average effective rate of 1.50%...
View ArticleExpert Insight: Reasons to Expect a Gas-Price Rally
NEW YORK -- Petroleum prices were deregulated back in the early 1980s. In every year since then, spot gasoline prices have rallied from a winter low to a spring peak. Based on NYMEX futures, the...
View ArticleBaked Goods, Doughnut Sales Growing Despite of Consumers' Healthy Aspirations
Newsletter: CSP Daily NewsConsumers' desire for healthier snacks helped boost meat-snack and nutritional-snack sales, but it's baked goods and doughnut sales that grew by double digits in the first...
View ArticleCITGO Sale Still On?
CARACAS, Venezuela -- At least three oil companies are still actively bidding for CITGO Petroleum Corp, the U.S. refining arm of Venezuela's state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), even after the...
View ArticleConsumers’ Evolving Tastes
Brought to you by Kraft Foodservice.OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- Beyond having a crystal ball, predicting consumer dining trends is no easy task. Who could have foreseen that Brussels sprouts, the...
View ArticleSunoco Finds Room to Grow, MLP Style
HOUSTON -- While some retailers search for growth opportunities within their existing market, Sunoco LP (SUN) has no such restrictions. Instead, it examines each potential retail acquisition through...
View ArticleCumberland Farms Accepting Apple Pay
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Convenience store retailer Cumberland Farms Inc. said that it is now accepting mobile payments via Apple Pay at all of its nearly 600 retail locations across the Northeast and...
View ArticleU.S. Oil Opens GAIN CNG Site in Middleton, Wis.
MIDDLETON, Wis. -- U.S. Oil, a division of U.S. Venture, has opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) station located at the Middleton Farmers Cooperative facility in Middleton, Wis. The new GAIN station...
View ArticleMark VII Appoints New CEO
ARVADA, Colo. -- Mark VII Equipment Inc., the North America subsidiary of WashTec AG of Germany, a major global manufacturer of vehicle cleaning systems, has named Chris Andersen as its new...
View ArticleKangaroo Express Grill Drill
CARY, N.C. -- Kangaroo Express convenience stores, operated by The Pantry Inc., has announced that it will give service members across the Southeast a special deal in honor of Veteran's Day. Any...
View ArticleCheyenne Appoints CEO
GROVER, N.C. -- Tobacco company Cheyenne International LLC has announced that its board of directors has appointed David Scott, 58, as CEO and president.Scott has served as chief financial officer and...
View ArticleLove's Opening First Georgia CNG Site
OKLAHOMA CITY --Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores has announced plans to open its first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling site in Georgia, its most eastern location offering the alternative...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Life Rolls Out Nationwide
ATLANTA -- Following an initial summer test roll out, the Coca-Cola Co.’s first reduced-calorie carbonated soft drink sweetened with cane sugar and stevia leaf extract is now available across the...
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