Circle K Stores’ Florida and Gulf Coast regions raised roughly $450,000 for United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) through its annual FishStix event April 28 through 30, the company said. FishStix is a golfing and fishing tournament sponsored by Circle K, with all proceeds given to UCP and most of its network of 100 affiliates throughout North [...]
Today’s independent convenience-store operator faces a variety of challenges when it comes to running a successful business, and the rising cost of food and nonperishable items, lack of time and a lean staff can all impact the bottom line. With more than 25 years of experience helping small businesses succeed, Sam’s Club is uniquely qualified [...]
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced plans to unveil 250 new self-branded products in the next three months, including freshly prepared meals, juices and brewed teas, soy and goat yogurt and a multitude of ready-to-grill meats. The West Coast retailer, owned and operated by UK-based supermarket Tesco, has 60 stores in Nevada, Arizona and [...]
Pizza Inn Inc. has signed a multi-unit development agreement to open six new locations in the Houston market beginning in late summer 2008, the company said. The Dallas-based Pizza Inn awarded the franchise agreement to Four Star Foods, a subsidiary of King Fuels Inc., of Houston, which operates 40 convenience stores in that state. The [...]
Dunkin’ Donuts will host its second nationwide Free Iced Coffee Day on May 15, with plans to serve nearly four million cups of iced coffee to its customers at locations nationwide, the company said. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 15, customers can walk into any participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in the U.S. [...]
In his final budget proposal as an officeholder, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley wants lawmakers to raise the state tax on cigarettes from 35 cents per pack to 55 cents, mainly to boost teacher salaries to the national average and repair the state’s mental health system, The Associated Press reported. Easley’s $21.5 billion spending plan [...]
Starbucks customers have another option for caffeine infusion now that the Seattle coffee chain has unveiled its “+Energy” products in U.S. stores, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reported. The new caffeine ingredients can be added to any existing Starbucks handmade beverage by saying “plus energy” at the end of an order, the newspaper reported. Baristas have [...]
Chevron Corp. has contributed $2 million to provide assistance to those affected by the May 2 cyclone in Myanmar, the company said. The International Federation of the Red Cross will receive a $1 million contribution, while the remaining $1 million will be given to four other organizations: the International Organization for Migration, Mercy Corps, Pact [...]
The Pantry Inc., of Sanford, N.C., is positioning itself to cut capital expenditures and put a halt to purchases for the rest of the year after posting a loss in the second fiscal quarter, though the company’s shares jumped after posting better-than-expected sales, the Triangle Business Journal reported. The announcement came about a month after [...]
Shell Oil Products U.S. is transitioning 20 of its branded gas stations in the Sacramento, Calif.-area to Nakash Enterprises LLC, the Houston Business Journal reported. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Nakash Enterprises is an affiliate of Vintners Distributors Inc., a California-based real estate development and management firm that already owns 22 Shell-branded [...]
ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2007 Education Matching Gift Program has donated more than $2.5 million to 19 colleges and universities in Louisiana, the company said. ExxonMobil employees, retirees and others from the company contributed more than $900,000 to Louisiana higher education institutions in 2007, a number matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with $1.6 million in unrestricted educational [...]
Price Chopper grocery stores, of Schenectady, N.Y., has issued a voluntary recall of pre-packaged 90% lean ground sirloin patties after three reported incidents where crystallized fragments were found in the product. The sirloin patties have a sell-by date of May 19, 2008, and were manufactured by FairbanksFarms of Ashville, N.C., for Price Chopper and other [...]
Just weeks after signing a merger agreement with Wendy’s International Inc., Atlanta-based Triarc Companies Inc. posted a $67.5 million loss in the first quarter, Business First of Columbus reported. Triarc, the parent company of fast-food restaurant Arby’s, was hurt by a $68.1 million investment income loss related to its investment in Deerfield & Co., which [...]
Fuel prices flirting with the $4 mark are causing problems for thousands of rural fuel dealers whose pumps can’t count that high, the Associated Press reported. Fuel equipment suppliers are reporting a surge in demand for fuel equipment that allows older fuel pumps, which use mechanical reels instead of digital readouts, to display prices up [...]
Gas Station TV has whittled its pool of contestants to 10 in the ongoing hunt for a new face to anchor GSTV Network’s lifestyle segment, the company said. “We are blown away with the extremely talented, diverse group of individuals competing in this contest,” said David Leider, CEO of GSTV. “As advertising media evolve, from [...]