Irving distributing $1,000 in free gift cards to lucky customers on July 20. Irving Oil is offering even more opportunities for customers to save on gas this summer by taking savings directly to customers through Irving Rewards. Over the next two weeks Irving street teams are traveling throughout New England giving away thousands of dollars [...]
Project delivers improved air quality, reduces dependence on traditional fuels, and helps the region adopt and understand alternative fuels and clean transportation technology. Building on its longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability, multi-format food and fuel retailer Giant Eagle Inc. has unveiled its first two compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in the Pittsburgh area at [...]
The Petro at Carl’s Corner, which opened in April, celebrates its customers with prizes, food and live music. TravelCenters of America LLC (TA), owner of Petro Stopping Centers, has announced a driver celebration event at its Petro full-service travel center at Exit 374 off I-35 at 101 Cornelius Road North, Carl’s Corner, Texas. The festivities [...]
New alliance helps extend reach of e-cigarette brand. Finiti e-cigarettes has entered into a strategic alliance with Convenience Valet and Advantage Sales & Marketing to represent and distribute its electronic cigarette products. Finiti e-cigarettes will now be available through many distribution partners, including Core-Mark, Eby-Brown, Grocery Supply Co., H.T. Hackney Co., DOT Foods, LibertyUSA and [...]
California customers can enjoy nonfat frozen yogurt and take-home pints of ice cream, as well as new flavors. When President Ronald Reagan created National Ice Cream Day in 1984, Thrifty Ice Cream was already a long established California tradition. Nearly three decades later, Rite Aid’s private brand Thrifty Ice Cream helped Californians celebrate National Ice [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Gasoline in futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange rallied to a better than two-month high midway through July, with the advance underpinned by draw downs from national inventory levels, refinery outages and a weaker U.S. dollar. Technical chart signals also triggered buying in the [...]
Proposed changes by the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board could drastically change how employers interact with their workforce. Recently, both the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced proposals to change rules that could have significant impact on employers. Both sets of proposed changes are consistent [...]
EZ Energy Ltd. has signed a letter of intent and entered into an agreement to acquire 30 U.S. gas stations and c-stores for $50.5 million, plus the inventory cost, which would grow the chain’s footprint to 120 stores, provided the deal closes as scheduled in October. The acquisition agreement, made through Franchise USA LLC, a [...]
Coulson Oil Co. sponsored the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (CARTI) in its Tour de Rock cycling event to raise money toward cancer research. For more than 40 years, Coulson Oil Co. has been a strong supporter of local community events and organizations. In June, the company was the presenting sponsor of the Central Arkansas [...]
Southco Distributing Co. adds KOMA UNWIND, giving more than 1,800 c-stores access to the product. Ultimart convenience stores in Wisconsin is set to carry KOMA UNWIND “Chillaxation” drinks by Bebida Beverage Co., as well as the two-ounce shots in 28 of the 33 Ultimart stores within the next two weeks. “It is fantastic to be [...]
“After researching several options for a QSR concept, Chester’s brand recognition and quality food offerings were the perfect fit,” says president of Mountain Empire Oil Co. Roadrunner Markets has just introduced a Chester’s Chicken on the Fly foodservice offering inside its c-store located at 1309 State Route 394. Roadrunner Markets currently operates 92 stores across [...]
Store upgrades continue, as Tedeschi prepares its locations to offer an increased assortment of fresh foods. Rockland, Mass.-based Tedeschi Food Shops remodeled its East Falmouth and Randolph locations, bringing the number of stores remodeled since 2010 to 26. These remodels are part of Tedeschi’s plan to upgrade all store locations and offer an assortment of [...]
Core-Mark to service approximately 980 Couche-Tard corporate stores within Couche-Tard’s Southwest, Southeast, Gulf Coast and Florida markets. Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc., one of the largest marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America, is set to become the broadline supplier to the Circle K stores in the Southeastern [...]
“In this region, Seneca will be able to provide customers with greater resources for petroleum construction, top‐notch service and a range of petroleum equipment,” says Seneca CEO. Des Moines, Iowa-based Seneca Cos. has acquired petroleum service provider, MidSouth Petroleum LLC of Tulsa, Okla., to combine considerable years of industry experience with complementary petroleum industry solutions. [...]
The drug store chain surpasses one million Facebook fans, integrates its store network through Facebook and Foursquare. Walgreens the 110-year-old drugstore chain once known for its soda fountains and surgical dressings, is now making a name for itself in social media. The company recently surpassed one million fans on Facebook, the world’s largest social platform, [...]