By George Benson Executive recruiting in the convenience store trade channel is a unique undertaking reserved for the brave at heart. Beyond the demand for process excellence and detail, there is a desire from hiring authorities that the candidates presented for consideration be million dollar producers in a multitude of varying disciplines. This [...]
Sheetz Inc. continues to grow in the Canton, Ohio area with a new store opening today in North Canton at 1415 Pittsburg Avenue. The store officially opened today, Sept. 30, following an afternoon grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon. To celebrate Sheetz will make a donation to the Character Counts [...]
Nat Sherman Co. issued a letter to retailers outlining which products are still legal to sell after the new FDA ban on flavored cigarettes, except for regular and menthol varieties. The company’s clove and mint style brands were affected by the ruling. “Concerning our ‘Mint’ brands, while many of our competitors use a [...]
Retailer efforts against an astronomical increase in registration fees for stores selling tobacco are making strides in New York. The fee increase came down earlier this year, upping the registration fee for a retailer from $100 per store for the right to sell tobacco products to $1,000, $2,500 or even $5,000 per store [...]
The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) launched a new million dollar ad campaign designed to put an end to what it calls “the blatant inaccuracies surrounding the much-maligned ingredient: high fructose corn syrup.” The campaign will communicate to the public that high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally the same as sweeteners [...]
Three weeks after Cadbury, the world’s second largest confectionery group, rejected a 10.2 billion pound ($16.7 billion) approach by Kraft, North America’s biggest food group, a UK Takeover Panel is expected to require Kraft to make a firm offer or walk away for six months, Reuters reported. “The indications are that the UK [...]
Valero Energy, the largest gasoline producer in North America, is giving its customers a side of politics with their petroleum purchase, the Houston affiliate of Fox News reported. Gas stations that sell Valero gasoline are displaying signs at the pumps, that include a picture of Uncle Sam and issue the warning “If [...]
Getty Realty Corp. has acquired 36 ExxonMobil gas stations and convenience stores in the Washington, D.C., area for $49 million, CNBC reported. Getty bought the gas stations from ExxonMobil, immediately sold them to White Oak Petroleum LLC and then leased them back, the company told CNBC. The stations and stores will retain the [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Across the country, retail gasoline prices are accelerating their move to the downside following a big drop in the wholesale market as September nears an end and oil refiners transition to winter grade blends that are less costly to produce. Preliminary data also shows that [...]
The Institute of International Education, a major global provider of scholarship and education initiatives named Exxon Mobil Corporation as the recipient of its 2009 Opening Minds Corporate Leadership Award. The award recognizes ExxonMobil’s outstanding global philanthropy, including initiatives that improve the teaching and learning of engineering, technology, math and science, and the company’s [...]
Shell’s new saver card promotion is offering relief to cash-strapped students by helping them save on everyday items, so they can start the fall semester on the right foot and keep their finances in check. From Sept. 28 through Dec. 31, Shell is bringing back its popular five cents per gallon discount on [...]
As part of The Kroger Co.’s “Giving Hope a Hand” breast cancer awareness campaign, the company is partnering with key suppliers to pledge $3 million in donations to support breast cancer initiatives in communities across the country where Kroger customers and associates live and work. Kroger, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates 2,470 supermarkets [...]
Cumberland Farms Inc. and its affiliate Gulf Oil LP has entered a four-year agreement with FuelQuest Inc. to use its Fuel Management System (FMS). The organization will deploy FMS to optimize fuel inventory, decrease operational expenses like unplanned split loads and reduce the costs related to scheduling and managing their fleets. “We [...]
The Board of Directors of the Ohio Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association (OPMCA) has named Jennifer Breech Rhoads as the new president and CEO of the organization, effective Sept. 21. OPMCA is a statewide advocacy group of 500 independent businesses, which own and operate more than 4,000 gas stations and convenience stores [...]
One company’s bankruptcy troubles is leading to another company’s expansion in Kansas City. After Crescent Oil Co. filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, Sunshine Energy LLC quickly positioned itself for growth, acquiring most of the fallen company’s assets for $11 million on Sept. 4. Sunshine currently operates about 65 c-stores in Kansas [...]