Grand opening kicks off with donation to local school. Sheetz Inc. is opening its new location in Sarver, Pa. The newest addition to the 339-store chain is the first in Sarver. The store will host a community grand opening celebration on Oct. 18 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. As part of the Oct. 18 festivities, [...]
Chain continues growing its franchised brand. BP has unveiled plans to spread its ampm franchise from the West to the East, establishing its brand in new markets throughout the country. According to the plan, stores could be popping up in Atlanta and Chicago as early as November. The chain’s BP Connnect and Wild Bean Caf [...]
Petro Acquisitions Inc, the parent company of the Ameristop convenience-store chain, is preparing to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Petro, which franchises about 140 gasoline stations and convenience stores in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, was to file an order late Monday providing the schedule for Chapter 11 proceedings with Hamilton County [...]
New “Warm Hearts” division focuses on philanthropy. Hot Stuff Foods has expanded in the foodservice industry over the past decade, but now it’s spreading into a new realm: charity. It started in 1996, when Hot Stuff Foods (then Orion Food Systems), spearheaded a charity golf event featuring premier players from the PGA Champions Tour to [...]
Canadian company looking to take advantage of dissolving MSO program. Alimentation Couche-Tard expressed its desire to expand further into the U.S. market making a bid for some of the 2,000 stations Shell plans to sell in the coming years. “We are always interested in any asset that can become available in the U.S. that can [...]
Thomas brought in to take care of NACS Show and more. Meredith Thomas has joined NACS as its director of meetings & special events. Thomas will be responsible for many of the activities related to the convenience and petroleum association’s events, including the NACS Show, which is one of the 50 largest annual trade shows [...]
Expansions and redesigns announced for new locations. Giant Oil has unveiled plans to acquire all 32 company-owned BP service stations in the Dayton, Ohio. market by the end of the year, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Tampa-based Giant Oil Inc.–which owns gas stations and convenience stores in Florida and Ohio as well as [...]
Company markets itself through new video game. Electronic Arts and BP have teamed up to provide a cleaner environment–in the virtual world. The video game manufacturer and the big oil company have collaborated to include climate change education within SimCity Societies, the next iteration of the city-building game. BP’s logo appears in the game as [...]
New report shows 50% increase from year before. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) has revealed that its Clean Cities coalitions around the nation displaced the equivalent of 375 million gallons of gasoline in 2006, according to a recent report from the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The amount of gasoline displaced in 2006 was [...]
Company makes amends with donation. After an investigation over pricing fraud, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning revealed that Wagner-Mentzer will change its advertising practices and give $20,000 to the community of North Platte. Bruning investigated three of the company’s stations in August for allegedly using deceptive trade practices. The stations were accused of attracting customers [...]
Plan hits a dead end after local residents circulated a petition. A plan to open the first drive-thru convenience store in St. John’s, New Foundland, has collapsed before it even made it to the checkout. North Atlantic Petroleum Co. had planned to open the drive-thru, but residents opposed and circulated a petition to complain that [...]
Oil company to invest $500 million to expand Pascagoula, Miss. refinery. Chevron Corp., the second largest U.S. oil and gas company based in San Ramon, Calif., said today it plans to build a major gasoline production unit at its refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The construction of the continuous catalyst regeneration project, estimated to cost around [...]
Alvin New expected to succeed current CEO Smith. Susser Holdings Corp. has revealed that that Roger Smith, executive vice president of Susser Holdings and CEO of the company’s retail operations, will resign upon the completion of Susser’s pending acquisition of Town & Country Food Stores. Alvin New, current CEO of Town & Country is expected [...]
CEO Hayward revealed plans to scale down company. BP Plc has created and unveiled a new plan to streamline its structure. The new plan will slash the amount of business units and do away with management layers, thanks to a poor financial performance that has left the Big Oil company behind the competition, according to [...]
Grand-prize winner to be drawn into upcoming episode of The Simpsons. As the grand-prize winner of 7-Eleven’s “Get Animated” online contest, part of the company’s campaign in July heralding The Simpsons Movie, Cheryl Yex of West Newton, Pa., is getting a taste of Simpson stardom by being animated on an upcoming episode. Yex enjoyed a [...]