MTI is proud to introduce the Autofry Model MTI10XL, the highest output ventless single basket fryeron the market today. The new model offers threelevels of power, topping off at an impressive 8.4KWof frying power. As with all Autofry models, the MTI10XL is ventless, fully-enclosed and automated. For More Information fromMTI 800-348-2976 www.autofry.com
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. introduces an all new line of premium moist smokeless tobacco (MST) products designed to make the company's core brand, Copenhagen, more approachable for adult smokers. Available at retail beginning September 17, the new Cope line will feature smooth, natural tobacco tastes in three long cut varieties: Smooth Hickory, Whiskey Blend Flavor [...]
Minute Maid announced a new line of 100% orange juice products withhealth benefits from added nutrients and functional ingredients. The MinuteMaid Enhanced Juice line includes new Minute Maid Multi-Vitamin andMinute Maid Active—as well as new packaging for the popular Minute MaidHeart Wise variety. Responding to the needs of the health-conscious shopper,Minute Maid Enhanced Juice line [...]
TrailSteaks PremiumJerkey Co. is raising the barin the meat snack industry by introducing a new andimproved product. Using onlythe finest cuts of beef, turkey,buffalo, elk and venison,TrailSteaks has created 45 varieties of premium and gourmet products.These delectable meat snacks are marketed in multiple package sizes. Eachpackage contains pieces of flavorful, succulent steak, not the average [...]
Turtle Mountain announced three new delicious flavors for celebratingsummer fun: Coconut Craze, Pomegranate Chip and So Very Strawberry. Thethree flavors are the newest addition to Turtle Mountain's signature PurelyDecadent Dairy Free Pints line. Each scrumptious flavor only contains 65% ofthe calories of comparable, super-premium dairy-based ice cream. They arealso cholesterol free, certified Vegan and madewith [...]
Introducing STOK, a new concept in the world of coffee enhancement. Each individual serving deliers a 40 milligram pop of pure, invigorating caffeine, equivalent to adding a shot of espresso. Designed for people who like to work hard and playharder, STOK fills the void by providing aquick and easy way to hyper-caffeinatecoffee on-the-fly. STOK breaks [...]
Hebert Confections LLC announces the launch of Fully Loaded Fudge, an extension to its highly acclaimed Fully Loaded Inclusion Bars. The richchocolate fudge is made with real cream and real butter, then infused with gourmet inclusions inside and out to create a new taste, which has acompletely unique visual appeal. The new flavors are Black [...]
Starting this summer, U.S. consumers canenjoy some of the French sophistication ofpremium beer Fischer, with the introduction of Fischer Blonde. Fischer Blonde's subtle andfruity accents and rich aromatic palette isencased in a bright gold color. An embossedbottle with swing-top closing emphasizes thebrand's traditional character and makes for a classic presentation. Fischer is anauthentic French brewed [...]
Tesco said it expects to have 30 Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets open by Christmas and 20 more open before the end of its fiscal year in late February. Beyond those 50 stores and 10 other sites it has already identified, it has 100 more locations in the pipeline, Tim Mason, chief executive officer of [...]
For a lot of customers, the firstand last thing they see when theyapproach a convenience store arethe gas pumps. Unfortunatelyfor some retailers, the pumps may also bethe only part of the store a customer seesduring their visit. Thanks to the combination of low fuel margins and high creditcard fees, selling only gasoline is a no-winproposition [...]
The inFlux oF summer tourism isa boon for many c-store operators.That’s why adjusting merchandiseto meet vacationers’ last minute needs has proved to be a winning strategy. One area that has proved to be especially profitable is health and beauty care(HBC). Retailers report that while categorysales typically hold its own for the first partof the year, [...]
“The majority of ‘new’ ideas are simply new interpretations of old ideas,” said Louie Sheetz, vicepresident of marketing for Sheetz Inc. “Over thelast 30 years, we’ve taken advantage of opportunities like this Foodservice Show and NACS to learn from others. Alot of success in this industry is capturing an idea you’ve seen andchanging it to [...]
If there is one thing that can be said aboutConvenience Store Decisions' 2007 FoodserviceShow it's that a great time was had by all. The educational sessions, which featured David Bishop, ofWillard Bishop; Marsha Robbins, of HAACPlus.com;John Matthews, of Gray Cat Enterprises; and MelKleiman, of Humetrics Inc., touched on many of the keypoints retailers needed to [...]
Independent conveniencestore and gas station operator VERC Enterprises named DaveProler to the position of districtmanager, covering six of the company'slocations from Berlin, Mass. to Nashua,N.H. Proler has two years experiencefrom Greenfield, Mass.-based SandriSunoco Fuels, where he learned valuable skills as a district manager thatwould benefit him greatly in his newposition with VERC. Prior to entering [...]
Gas continues to fuel hypermart growth. An interesting study wasrecently published by researchers in the Department ofEconomics at the Universityof Arizona that details the impact HomeDepot’s entry into the fuel business had onthe Nashville, Tenn., market. The study found that hypermarts “do,in fact, place statistically significant andeconomically significant downward pressure on the prices of nearby [...]