“Our drivers appreciate the near-universal acceptance of the Voyager card,” says Cosby Oil CEO. Cosby Oil’s locations in Texas are joining U.S. Bank’s Channel Partner Program. U.S. Bank is a provider of universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards and owner of the Voyager merchant processing network. The Cosby Fuels card will now be accepted at [...]
Some 86 ATMs are scheduled to enter Wegmans 77 locations this summer. New York State-based Wegmans Food Markets has selected Cardtronics as the exclusive provider of ATM services to its entire chain of 77 supermarkets located in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland. Installation of Cardtronics-owned ATMs has already begun, with full-deployment of [...]
Insurance premiums are rising at an alarming rate, but retailers can control this growing expense by understanding all of their options. By Mark E. Battersby, Contributing Editor. Just as with death and taxes, it appears certain that workers’ compensation claims—and the costs associated with them—will inevitably rise. Workers’ compensation, a program that forces employers to [...]
April 1 beef jerky promotion aids Safari Club International Foundation’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program. Marfood USA Inc. has donated more than $50,000 in Pemmican Beef Jerky to Safari Club International Foundation’s Sportsmen Against Hunger Program. On April 1, Pemmican Beef Jerky gave away one free bag of beef jerky every 20.11 seconds to kick off [...]
“The app is one part of our ‘full-service advantage’ offering; it can be used by drivers to make more efficient stops and optimize their business,” says TA CEO. TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) has released the Android version of its TruckSmart mobile application. This new platform for the company’s smartphone app helps professional drivers access [...]
New Websites engage shoppers online, gaining loyalty and providing cost savings and useful information about potential purchases. Grocery Shopping Network (GSN) has announced the launch of newly enhanced consumer Websites for Milwaukee, Wis.-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. The launch includes the Websites of Roundy’s five store banners: Pick ’n Save, Rainbow Foods, Copps Food Centers, Metro [...]
Metropolitan regions of the U.S. are increasingly staring at $4 gallon gasoline retail prices or higher, with the national average quickly marching towards the psychological price point, averaging $3.844 gallon on April 18, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The U.S. gasoline average reported by the EIA first topped $4 gallon on June 2, [...]
“We are pleased that the Research Board has reached this important milestone in the development of the GRI,” says spokesperson from BP’s Gulf Coast Restoration Organization. BP and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance announced today that the independent Research Board of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) is requesting proposals for studies into the [...]
The FDA now is developing a strategy to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products. On Monday, April 25, 2011, the FDA announced in a letter to stakeholders that is not appealing the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Sottera Inc. vs. Food & Drug Administration, stating that e-cigarettes [...]
Two new employees join the membership department team, while three existing staff members receive promotions. Lisle, Ill.-based Royal Buying Group (RBG) has announced new hires and promotions to its membership department. RBG is a national organization dedicated to maximizing sales and profitability of convenience stores, petroleum locations, college book stores, truckstops/travel plaza centers, auto repair facilities, [...]
Clipping coupons and shopping at discount stores are two ways consumers are trying to save money. A new poll released by the Center for Food Integrity shows consumers are coping with the rising cost of food by changing their shopping behaviors. The poll, posted on the Center for Food Integrity’s Best Food Facts Website (www.bestfoodfacts.org) [...]
“I look forward to the challenges and opportunities that come with being the primary legal advisor to a growing and dynamic company like Kum & Go,” says newly appointed vice president and general counsel. Kum & Go’s president and CEO Kyle Krause has announced the addition of Franci Phelan as the senior vice president of [...]
“At Tri-State Petroleum, our intention is to pay tribute to our company’s founders, and to provide supportive educational opportunities to our employees, to their children, and to other area students,” says Tri-State CEO. Tri-State Petroleum Corp., a family-owned convenience store operator and wholesale distributor of motor fuels in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, is supporting [...]
“We have been very pleased with the performance of the Xenergy brand in our stores and as a result, have recently expanded our listing base to include Xenergy Xtreme flavors,” says Mac’s spokesperson. XYIENCE, maker of Xenergy, the official energy drink of the UFC, and Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc., a division of Alimentation Couche-Tard, have [...]
Industry members are encouraged to read and comment on the guidance. Draft guidance, Establishing that a Tobacco Product was Commercially Marketed in the U.S. as of Feb. 15, 2007, has been posted to the Federal Register and on the FDA’s Center For Tobacco Products (CTP) Website today, to encourage feedback from those in the industry. [...]