McLane Co. Inc., the Texas-based supply chain services company, said it is building a 400,000-square-foot distribution center on Republic’s west side that would employ about 400 people, according to the Springfield Business Journal. McLane agreed to build the facility on 132 acres in Republic, Mo. It is buying the property from Drury University for an [...]
Walters-Dimmick Petroleum Inc. of Marshall, Mich., said it reached a deal to install Gilbarco FlexPay Encrypting PIN Pads at their 75 Shell-branded locations across southwestern Michigan, northern Indiana, and northern Ohio. “Acting early allowed us to save money. We could properly plan the retrofit program, take advantage of incentives available under the Shell Technology Incentive [...]
According to a recent study from the National Coffee Association, more coffee-drinkers than ever before say their favorite brew improves mental focus and provides health benefits. Not surprisingly, consumption of coffee now surpasses that of soft drinks—and while the gap is still narrow, daily consumption of coffee is pointing directionally higher. Young adults are the [...]
McLane, the industry top wholesaler, today announced that its Candy Multi-vendor End Cap (Candy MVE) is now available to convenience stores across the country. This program provides retailers a cost-effective merchandising opportunity in the highly profitable candy segment. Impulse buying continues to represent a significant revenue source for convenience stores, with 37% of those sales [...]
Coffee-drinkers who prefer stronger, darker brews touted as coffeehouse blends have a new option on the 7-Eleven hot beverage bar–BRAZILIAN Bold. The new premium blend features select Arabica beans grown in the mountains of Central and South America. Priced at the same retail per cup as all other 7-Eleven hot beverages, the new, robust coffee [...]
Some Maryland lawmakers think a smart way to cut back on underage drinking is to restrict sales of malternatives or “alcopops,” soft drink-like alcoholic beverages that appeal to young drinkers. Maryland’s House of Delegates held a hearing Monday on restricting the sale of such beverages to retailers with licenses to sell beer, wine and liquor, [...]
The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data for U.S. breweries, announced that today’s small independent craft brewers are gaining alcohol market share due to a shift toward full flavor beer and increased support for local breweries. From 2007 to 2008, estimated sales by craft brewers were up 5.8% by volume and 10.5% in dollars. [...]
Cumberland Farms Inc. has more than 7,000 employees and it’s growing. Recognizing it needed a more effective solution for end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll and talent management, the New England c-store chain selected Ultimate Software’s UltiPro to oversee the process. With a network of 650 retail convenience stores and gas stations, and a support system [...]
A fuel distributor’s financial problems have temporarily shut down at least two area gas stations and is still causing credit card problems at others. The Prairie Village Shell station and the Overland Park Grab-N-Go convenience store are temporarily closed due to the recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization by Crescent Oil Co. Inc, according to The [...]
North Carolina-based cigarette manufacturer, General Tobacco said it has reached an agreement with states that signed the tobacco industry’s Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with respect to compliance with its obligations under the MSA. The states entering into that agreement will support a permanent amendment to the terms under which General Tobacco entered into the MSA [...]
By Brian L. Milne is the Refined Fuels Editor for DTN Double-digit declines were reported in virtually every large metropolitan gasoline wholesale market across the United States during the third full week of February. The question becomes will the steady increase in retail gasoline prices, which have moved higher in every week in 2009 except [...]
An 18-year-old who works as an employee at a Pittsburgh-area Sheetz store has earned himself some major accolades and recognition from folks in his community. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Justin Stuebgen, 18, has become the first winner of the “Junior Volunteer Citizen of the Year” award from the Armstrong County Chamber of Commerce. The [...]
Bulk Petroleum Corp., which supplies gasoline to more than 200 gas stations throughout the Midwest, has filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Bulk Petroleum is owned by Darshan Dhaliwal. Its estimated assets and liabilities range from $50 million to $100 million, according to its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy [...]
A new chef hired to lead Allen & Delancey, a restaurant in New York’s Lower East Side, heaped praises on the Wawa hoagie during an interview with a popular New York blog this week. The blog, Gothamist, is a site in the Gothamist LLC network of blogs, was founded in early 2003. The bloggers interviewed [...]
PepsiCo is aiming a new snack at women who are looking for a low-calorie, healthier alternative to mainstream snacking, according to Reuters. Additionally, Pepsi also announced that it signed a deal with Rockstar Energy, where it will distribute the energy drink through its bottlers, including Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas. Terms for the energy-drink deal [...]