Republic Tobacco has launched the new Swift Portable 100MM Cigarette Machine. Like its name, making cigarettes is a breeze! Portable and lightweight, it packs into a carry-on bag or suitcase without weighing down luggage. It even fits in a glove box, keeping smokers make-your-own (M-Y-O) ready and able to inject cigarettes, even on the go.…
PFMA Praises the Passage of HB 790
Urges Senate to support convenient adult beverage sales. The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), the state’s advocate for food retailers, praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for voting to pass House Bill 790 in support of reforming Pennsylvania’s alcohol sales system. “We are very pleased that House members voted in favor of moving Pennsylvania forward…
Wawa Introduces Customer Recycling Initiative
Chain-wide recycling bins are rolled out in time for Earth Day. Wawa Inc. announced its newest recycling initiative, rolling out just in time for Earth Day on April 22. Beginning the week of April 15, Wawa launched customer recycling bins chain-wide. The roll out of Wawa’s recycling bins started in Virginia and will continue North,…
CITGO Funds Non-Profits in South Bronx
CITGO’s Simón Bolívar Foundation serves local community. CITGO Petroleum Corp. through its 501(c)(3) private foundation the Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc. announced the funding of nearly $1.25 million in grants for 32 South Bronx programs in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment and health to serve the local community. CITGO created the Bronx…
7-Eleven Gives Away Free MiO
Customers get a chance to try MiO liquid water enhancer for free. 7-Eleven Inc. gave away a free bottles of MiO Energy Black Cherry Liquid Water Enhancer last week, a fitting promotion for the largest retailer of single-serve bottled water. The free 1.08-ounce full-sized bottle of MiO Energy Black Cherry (regularly priced at $3.99) was…
Retail Gasoline Prices Poised to Advance
By Brian L. Milne, Energy Editor, Schneider Electric Climbing wholesale gasoline costs through the week ended April 29 are set to end a downtrend in the US gasoline average reported weekly by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) , which has declined for eight consecutive weeks since posting a 2013 high in late February. Wholesale costs…
Rutter’s Children’s Charities Tees Up 11th Annual Golf Outing
Make-a-Wish Foundation, Chambersburg Hospital to benefit. Golfers tee off today at the Outdoor County Club in York, Pa. at the 11th annual golf outing to benefit Rutter’s Children’s Charities. The two-day event, the proceeds from which total over $1 million since its beginning in 2002, brings together suppliers from across the country to support the…
Is Your UST Equipment E-15 Compatible?
EPA launches Web portal to identify E-15 compatible UST equipment. To make it easier for tank owners to access information on the compatibility of underground storage tank system components with E-15, the EPA has set up a new online resource where equipment manufacturer certifications, UL listings, and other compatibility information are posted and made available…
BP Wins U.S. Olympic Committee Award
Recognized for its commitment to U.S. Paralympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee has recognized BP’s commitment to U.S. Paralympics with its Paralympic Amazing Impact Award, an honor given annually to organizations that raise awareness and support for the U.S. Paralympic Movement. “The 2013 winners of our Paralympic Amazing Awards are delivering in the areas of grassroots…
U.S. Diesel Car Registrations Up 24%
Total car market registrations increase just 2.7% since 2010. Clean diesel car registrations increased by 24.3% in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit diesel car sale increases throughout the country, according to new data compiled for the Diesel Technology Forum. The national registration information was compiled by R.L. Polk…