Convenience retailer to sponsor Music City Bowl and Belk Bowl. The Pantry Inc.’s Kangaroo Express convenience stores will sponsor the Belk Bowl on Dec. 27 and the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Dec. 31. “As a proud sponsor of NC State, Duke and UNC sports for the past couple years, we are ecstatic [...]
Festive stats ring in the new year. Chicago-based research firm Mintel presents a number of interesting holiday stats in categories ranging from food to shopping to personal care. Food, Spirits and Baking Habits • More than nine in 10 (91%) Americans made some sort of festive-related purchase last year (2011) whether it was holiday food (61%), [...]
If turkey wants to continue its impressive growth it needs to offer the level of innovation being seen in the chicken parts segment, notes one Mintel analyst. When it comes to poultry sales, chicken rules the roost, but this holiday season, turkey is giving chicken a run for its money. According to new research from [...]
Expected to drive global innovation in food. McCormick & Co. Inc., a global leader in flavor, reveals its McCormick Flavor Forecast 2013. Now in its 13th year, the report is an annual spotlight on the emerging trends that will drive flavor innovation over the next several years. For 2013, five trends and 10 accompanying flavor [...]
Distributor aims to help independent sites compete in changing marketplace. Petromark Inc. has signed on as a partner in VP Racing Fuels Inc.’s national branding program. Supporting more than 218 retail and wholesale sites in its operating area, Petromark creates an opportunity for expansion of VP’s brand in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee. “Our [...]
Management to ring opening bell at the NYSE Today to celebrate Susser Holdings’ move to the big board. Susser Petroleum acquired four newly constructed Stripes convenience stores from Susser Holdings Corp. yesterday, in addition to four stores previously acquired during the month of November. The total cost to Susser Petroleum to acquire these eight stores [...]
December marks the end of the most successful year of charitable giving in the 91-year history of the Rutter’s Cos., seeing over $640,000 donated primarily to children’s charities located throughout Central Pennsylvania. A full list of charities receiving support can be found at www.rutters.com/charities. These are a few of the causes to which Rutter’s has [...]
Join the International Carwash Association this April for the latest on new products and strategies for your car wash. International Carwash Association has announced that the 2013 Car Wash Show is set for April 22–24, 2013, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. The Car Wash Show, the largest car wash event [...]
Dannon Foodservice and YoCream University help operators succeed. Whether operators plan to open a frozen yogurt shop, need expert advice to help take their stores to the next level, or want to connect with people who can help grow their businesses, YoCream University may be their first step to success. YoCream, a brand of Dannon [...]
Annual “Free Coffee Fridays” campaign drives new fans of its Farmhouse Blend. Cumberland Farms has given away more than one million cups of free coffee— 1,099,913 cups to be exact—to customers across 11 states as part of its Free Coffee Fridays promotion. Launched several years ago to kick-off the hot beverage season, the campaign began [...]
Holding two conferences back to back to save attendees time and travel costs. In order to save attendees time and money, in 2013, the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) is co-locating two recently launched meetings—the AWMA/C-Metrics Convenience Industry Outlook Forum and the AWMA/DEF Harmonizing Assortment program. The Outlook Forum will take place June 24–25 and [...]
New store features more square footage focused on fresh food, expanded product options and sustainability. Kum & Go, L.C. debuted a new Kum & Go store in Fountain, at 8050 Fountain Mesa Road. This newly constructed store expands Kum & Go’s presence to seven stores in the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and 44 locations throughout [...]
“We will continue to work with all municipalities that join the critical fight against contraband tobacco,” says OCSA CEO. The Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA) is pleased to recognize the support of the Vaughan City Council, in passing a motion against contraband tobacco at their meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11. The motion requests that City [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Energy Editor, Schneider Electric U.S. retail gasoline prices fell to an 11-month low in early December as building inventories and weak demand again pressured wholesale costs, with the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly retail average for regular grade gasoline down in eight of the last nine weeks to $3.349 gallon. View [...]
Atlas Oil gives back to those that serve our country. Atlas Oil Co.’s charitable arm, Atlas Cares, hosted its 6th Annual Military Base Holiday Party at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (SANGB) in Mt. Clemens, Mich. on Sunday, Dec. 9. This event is held each year to honor and recognize the men and women who [...]