Companies have tried for years to create a french fry vending machine with little success, until now. Fry Manufacturing’s co-owners, Mike Ruggiero and Jeff Fuller from Laurel, Del., have succeeded, and the state of Delaware is helping them try to prove it, the Delmarva Media Group reported. Late in Delaware’s budget process last [...]
Hot Stuff Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., has rolled out Hot Stuffed Sandwiches for busy on-the-go consumers. “Our new Hot Stuffed Sandwiches are fully loaded with fresh made ingredients using hand pinched live dough,” said John Barber, chief customer officer for Hot Stuff Foods. “Each Hot Stuffed Sandwich is fully enrobed for convenient [...]
In Tulsa, Okla., on Monday morning, motorists discovered gas prices were only $1.59 a gallon at the Kum & Go store at 11296 East 71st Street in Tulsa, Newson6.com, a Tulsa news site, reported. Kum & Go, which owns 400 c-stores in 12 states, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week and offering discount [...]
C-store customers may be able to pick up their prescription with their morning coffee in the near future. Kwik Shop, the c-store chain owned by Kroger, is considering adding pharmacies to its stores, the Wichita Eagle News reported. The key word, however, is considering. ”I think that sounds interesting,” said Kwik [...]
Environmental enthusiasts in Seattle are urging their fellow residents to vote yes on a referendum to impose a 20-cent fee on disposable bags, The Seattle Times reported. Seattle residents annually throw away an average of 600 grocery bags per person. To motivate customers to embrace sustainable practices and move away from using [...]
Tanknology Inc., Austin, Texas, the world’s largest Underground Storage Tank (UST) environmental compliance services company, has joined forces with Gulf Oil L.P. as a member of Gulf’s Preferred Vendor Program. As a Preferred Vendor, Tanknology’s full range of UST environmental compliance services will be made available in a specialized program for Gulf’s 1,800 [...]
U.S. refiner and fuel retailer Valero Refining has been identified as a potential buyer for a stake in the New Zealand-based Marsden Point refinery as Shell and Exxon Mobil look to quit their downstream presence in the country and concentrate on exploration, The New Zealand Herald reported. Between them, Shell and Exxon own [...]
Aspen Beverage Group, a San Antonio coffee roasting and beverage manufacturer has been awarded a Silliker Audit Platinum Award, the highest possible rank, for exceptional food safety and quality systems, making it the only beverage company in the U.S. to achieve the honor. Silliker GMP / Food Safety Systems and Distribution Center Audits [...]
According to an agreement announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Labor, Tulsa-based QuikTrip will pay back wages to 3,819 current and former c-store employees STLToday.com reported. The settlement, totaling $747,729, will compensate the workers for uncompensated overtime in Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois and Missouri, where the company operates [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has acted to protect public health from electronic cigarettes by seeking to block importation of these products and to inform the public about the potential health risks of these products. The FDA announced Wednesday during a press briefing that a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples [...]
Cumberland Farms has opened its newest concept store in Hudson, Mass. The brand new model is designed to make life easier for the community. For starters, it offers an extensive foodservice menu. From a wide variety of sandwiches that can be toasted on site, to thick chocolate milkshakes, flatbread breakfast sandwiches and even [...]
C-store chain 7-Eleven is taking steps to lease some 600 new locations in Southern California, a move that could almost double its footprint in the area, the LA Times reported. 7-Eleven, a Dallas unit of Tokyo-based Seven & I Holdings Co., hired commercial real estate broker CB Richard Ellis on Thursday to begin [...]
Sheetz now is carrying New Leaf Tea in all of its c-store locations across six states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina, Globe Newswire reported. “Having been in the beverage industry for over 15 years, I have watched the innovation of Sheetz with making their stores a One Stop [...]
Amstel Light, a leading imported light beer in the progressive spirit of Amsterdam, announced its summer “Unlock the Taste of Amstel’s Amsterdam” program that will run in retail outlets throughout the country this summer. “Our ‘Unlock the Taste of Amstel’s Amsterdam’ program is a great way to generate excitement among consumers and drive display [...]