Technomic study shows Hispanic spirits, wine and beer preferences and purchase habits will influence trends. At nearly 33 million, U.S. Hispanics of legal drinking age (LDA) are important adult beverage consumers, and their influence will expand rapidly. By 2015, Hispanics will account for 15% of the total U.S. LDA population. By 2045, one-quarter of the…
Hershey and Barry Callebaut Build Primary School In Cote d’Ivoire
Cocoa-growing region gains rural school that will provide educational facilities and nutrition and health support for more than 150 children. Addressing a critical community need in the western cocoa-growing region of Côte d’Ivoire, The Hershey Co. and Barry Callebaut announced the completion of a primary school, community and farmer training center. Located in the Abokro,…
Everyday Shops and Cafes’ BP Sites Donate $12,500
Support community health through the BP Fueling Communities Program. Everyday Shops and Cafes, a convenience store chain owned and operated by GPM Investments, presented $12,500 in grants to Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation to support community health initiatives in Charlottesville, Va., thanks to the BP Fueling Communities Program. “It is our privilege to work with our…
Jim Yates Memorial Charity Golf Tournament Aids Communities
Some $185,000 is donated to charities in the areas where E-Z Mart serves. E-Z Mart Stores Inc. kicked off its 23rd Annual Jim Yates Memorial Charity Golf Tournament on Sept. 16, 2013 at the Texarkana Country Club. Approximately $185,000 was raised from the one day event. The tournament had 240 players take part in…
NAG Conference Wraps Up In Music City
Held Sept. 15-17, the National Advisory Group brings retailers together to build profits and relationships. The 2013 National Advisory Group (NAG) conference, which kicked off on Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, ended Tuesday with a golf outing at Hillwood Country Club. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the morning sessions included a…
IRI Research Examines How Americans Eat
Consumers who eat on the run represent $90 billion market. Information Resources Inc. (IRI) recently conducted extensive research into the daily eating habits of Americans and found that the age-old image of a family seated around the dining room table enjoying a home-cooked meal is falling by the wayside. While 79% of Americans are planners…
Sunoco Relamps High-Rise Signage
Partners with Action Services Group. Sunoco Inc. has partnered with Action Services Group, which will provide sign relamping services, plus location asset-survey services, for their retail high-rise signs across specified locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The retail high-rise signs, ranging in height from 35-to-70 feet, will have all lamps and…
Kangaroo Express Hosts Roo Run 5K At Jacksonville Zoo
Funds will help fulfill the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. The Pantry Inc. is hosting a Roo Run 5K race through the Jacksonville Zoo to raise funds for Give Kids The World Village (GKTW), a 70-acre, non-profit “storybook” village in central Florida that provides cost-free, weeklong vacations for children with life-threatening illnesses and their…
Balloon Ride Excursion Fulfills Promise
On Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, Pilot Lynn Huppert, Michele Huppert and Tony Huppert, owner of Team Oil Inc. of Spring Valley, Wis., collected on a promise made nine years earlier. In 2004 a Hot Air Balloon Fund Festival was held at the Spring Valley, Wisconsin High School to raise money to offset fees for students…
NAG Kicks Off In Nashville
Held Sept. 15-17, the National Advisory Group brings retailers together to build profits and relationships. The 2013 National Advisory Group (NAG) conference kicked off on Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville. NAG is part of Harbor Communications and the Convenience Store Decisions Group. It is an association driven by retailers for…