Customer service system helps manage credit limitations and product allocations at the terminal. CITGO Petroleum Corp. expanded its partnership with DTN by adding its TABS service. DTN TABS, a system that helps suppliers manage inventory and credit limits, will help CITGO provide systematic and consistent control of product lifting across all channels of trade at [...]
No one injured in the blaze, cleanup efforts continue. Clean up efforts continue after a fire damaged a Pilot Travel Center last week in Barstow, Calif., according to the Desert Dispatch. The fire apparently started shortly after midnight in a clothes dryer on the west side of the store, Barstow Fire Protection Division Chief Sal [...]
by Foodservice Expert Marsha Robbins, President of HACCPplus.com When Did We Decide That The Health Department Knows More About Our Stores Than We Do? (ppt)To view this document, click here
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Group takes over four store and Hosanna Development. Mega Group Inc. has entered into an asset purchase agreement pursuant leading it to acquire four gasoline convenience store operations located in Tidewater, Va. The purchase price is $12,900,000, plus the value of the inventory, payable in cash at the closing. The agreement also provides for a [...]
New “Sunflower Days” fundraiser earns cash for local foundation. Wilson Farms, with its Wilson Farms, Sugar Creek and Wilson Farms Express stores, and the Hospice Foundation of Western New York stores are collaborating for the Sunflower Days promotion. With the tagline “Bring Some Sunshine into your Life,” the campaign offers the opportunity for customers to [...]
Quebec-based chain begins carrying line of all-natural waters. Couche-Tard has begun listing Clearly Canadian Corp.’s new line-up of Natural Enhanced Waters in its stores. The Quebec-based chain has chosen to feature Clearly Canadian’s dailyENERGY, one of the three health-conscious beverages recently launched. “Couche-Tard plays a very important role in our strategy of gaining national exposure [...]
“If you are not constantly innovating and changing to meet the needs of consumers, you might as well hand the business over to your competitors.” That was the message delivered by Sheetz Inc. Vice President of Marketing Louie Sheetz during the keynote address to conclude Convenience Store Decisions’ 2007 Foodservice Show in Fort Worth, Texas. [...]
New contract with Car Wash Technologies allows distribution to new areas. Mark VII Equipment Inc., the US subsidiary of WashTec AG of Germany and supplier of solutions for the carwash business worldwide, has signed Car Wash Technologies as its distributor for Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. With over 10 years’ experience as a carwash distributor and [...]
New agreement with Alghanim Sons allows company to franchise in the Gulf Region. Chester’s Int., fried chicken foodservice offering for the convenience store category, has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with Alghanim Sons, a business development group with a focus in Kuwait and the surrounding Gulf Region. The agreement calls for 46 Chester’s locations to [...]
Chain kicks off month-long promotion for Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer Surf’s Up at 7-Eleven as it prepares moviegoers for the release of Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As part of the month-long promotion, 7-Eleven stores will host exclusive, advance screenings of “Rise of the Silver Surfer” in 20 U.S. cities. [...]
Anyone with an interest in lean-manufacturing principles, and the challenges and rewards in implementing them, will find this brochure a handy reference. In it, UltraSource reviews their journey towards Lean and outlines some key achievements along the way, including a 475% increase in a critical productivity metric. The Road to Lean (pdf)To view this document, [...]
Distribution deal to last an additional three years. McLane Co. Inc. said it has extended its service agreement for an additional three years with Enmark Stations Inc. Enmark, based in Savannah, Ga., approximately 80 stores in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Enmark began operation in 1963 as Interstate Stations and were branded as Enmark [...]
Denver company acquires 10 stores in Kansas and Nebraska. Pester Marketing Co., the Denver-based owner of the 1st Stop brand of convenience stores and gas stations, acquired 10 convenience stores in North Central Kansas and Hasting, Neb. R & C Petroleum previously operated the units under the Time Saver brand and increases to 51 the [...]
Customers that fill up could win tickets to a Red Sox, Mets or Phillies game. Gulf Oil LP has launched a prize program in conjunction with Major League Baseball to give Gulf customers a chance to win Red Sox “Green Monster” tickets, Mets Dream Seats, and—for the first time—Philadelphia Phillies Luxury Suite tickets to pre-selected [...]