Now the FDA must decide whether to file a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to accept the case for a hearing. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s petition that the full panel of District of Columbia Circuit Court…
Rutter’s Announces Four-Cent Gas Discount
Rutter’s Rewards customers can now save even more on gas. Rutter’s Farm Stores has announced an addition to the Rutter’s Rewards program, which gives customers a four-cent gas discount for scanning a Rutter’s Rewards card at the pump, while maintaining the ability to earn additional cents-off-per-gallon rewards for in-store purchases. Customers will still have the…
Oberto Brands To Open Production Facility in Nashville
New facility helps Oberto keep pace with growing meat snack demand. Oberto Brands, a national leader in the meat snacks category and maker of the popular Oh Boy, Oberto! jerky line, is opening a new production facility in Nashville, Tenn. in the first half of 2013, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area. The new…
The Coca-Cola Co. Introduces Fair Oak Farms Brands
Core Power Protein Milk Shake and opportunities for future dairy-based beverages drive investment. The Coca-Cola Co. and Select Milk Producers Inc. have announced the acquisition of equity stakes in the newly-created Fair Oaks Farms Brands LLC to drive growth and expansion of Core Power and to create an innovative portfolio of brands and products that…
Smokeless Sales are Surging
Innovations and competitive pricing are pushing the popularity of moist smokeless tobacco. By John Lofstock, Editor. With cigarette smokers in flux—some sticking to favorite brands, others trading down or trying e-cigarettes and some transitioning to smokeless products—opportunities for c-stores abound. Industry insiders are looking for increased moist smokeless tobacco (MST) usage and concomitant rise in…
CITGO Locations Collect Toys For Tots
With the highest level of participation in their nine-year history of fundraising, Wisconsin CITGO Retailers hope to collect more toys this year than ever before. Five local CITGO Marketers are teaming up to make 73 CITGO locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin collection points for this year’s Toys for Tots program to benefit area children. From now…
Are Fresh & Easy’s Days Numbered?
Tesco evaluates the U.S. grocery chain before making a final decision. British supermarket chain Tesco is evaluating whether to close its struggling American Fresh & Easy grocery store venture after it failed to deliver acceptable shareholder returns, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The chain spans 200 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada, which are often…
Starbucks Unveils Accelerated Global Growth Plans
My Starbucks Rewards program to enable customers to earn Starbucks stars— redeemable for free beverages and food at Starbucks retail stores —when they purchase Starbucks-branded products in CPG channels. Starbucks reaffirmed its leadership position and growth agenda across its global retail, emerging brands and CPG channels at its biennial Investor Conference. “Starbucks business and brand…
Susser Holdings To List On New York Stock Exchange
Retains stock symbol SUSS. Susser Holdings Corp. has received authorization from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to transfer the listing of its common stock to the NYSE from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ). The company expects its common stock to begin trading on the NYSE on Friday, Dec. 21, under its current ticker…
Fresh Coffee and Bakery Make for Good Mornings
Give customers some fresh ways to start their day and they’ll keep coming back for more, according to savvy c-store operators who are driving a.m. loyalty. By Marilyn Odesser-Torpey, Associate Editor. Two years ago, Nashville-based Tri Star Energy took at good, hard look at its Daily’s convenience store operation and decided the 80-unit chain needed…