New store marks third unit in Lynchburg market. Sheetz Inc. continues to expand across the country as it opens a new 5,000-square-foot store in Lynchburg, Va. The new store is the third in Lynchburg and brings the total number of stores in the chain to 340. While the store opened to the public last night,…
pester names new presidentcoo
Spresser steps up to lead 1st Stop and FarmCrest stores. Pester Marketing Co., operator of 1st Stop and FarmCrest stores in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska, has elected Richard Spresser president and chief operating officer. Spresser, a Kansas native, graduated from Fort Hays State University and has spent 27 years in the petroleum and convenience store…
shell unveils nascar sponsorship
New agreement aimed at driving in-store sales. Shell is leveraging its relationship with Richard Childress Racing (RCR), Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil car in an effort to drive traffic and sales at Shell branded service stations in the United States. In the one year since the company’s announcement regarding its re-entry into the…
kwik trip collects coats for kids
Program held in conjunction with Salvation Army provides warmth to the needy. Thanks to the help of Lacrosse, Wis. Kwik Trip, the Salvation Army’s annual Coats for Kids program is underway. The program collects coats for the needy. Donors drop off coats at local Kwik Trip stores, where they are then taken and distributed. Despite…
pay to the order of stupid
C-store robber foiled by his own pay stub. It’s by no stretch the perfect crime, but that didn’t stop Robinson Rivera from attempting it anyway. Rivera, 25, went on a c-store robbing spree in Delaware, his weapon of choice being a crudely written note demanding that the clerks give him the cash in the registers…
sheetz promotes two into vp spots
Lorenz and Ryan make their move up the company’s executive ranks. Sheetz Inc. has promoted two long-time executives to the level of executive vice president. Mike Lorenz, vice president of petroleum supply is now the executive vice president of petroleum supply while Ray Ryan, vice president of distribution services has been promoted to executive vice…
sheetz arrives in sarver pa
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,…
bp spreads ampms reach
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…
ameristop files for bankruptcy
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…
hot stuff cooks up charity
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…