Fireman’s Brew Inc. is a Los Angeles-based craft beer company founded by two firefighters. It’s now being shipped to Fresh & Easy stores in California and Nevada, which will carry the Fireman’s Brew 12-pack sampler and 22-ounce Fireman’s Brew Blonde. Fireman’s Brew is a rapidly growing craft beer brand. It is now available in its…
Millennials Seek Healthier Workplaces
Experts weigh in on why smart companies are moving to implement workplace wellness programs—and how to start yours. A CSD Staff Report Much has been written about the impact of Millennials on America’s workforce. And it’s true that young people—those born between 1980 and 2000—have very different skills and values from the Gen-Xers and Boomers who…
Crispy Returns
M&M’S Brand has a message to all the diehard fans of M&M’S Crispy Milk Chocolate Candies: They’re finally back … because of you. After a decade of phone calls, petitions, Facebook posts and countless other pleas, Mars Chocolate North America announced M&M’S Crispy will return to stores nationwide in January 2015 following a 10-year hiatus.…
Smokehouse Jalapeño Bacon Cheddar Split Sausage Links
Split Sausage Links are a new sausage format perfect for c-store operators looking to create unique sandwiches that intrigue and drive menu interest. Split Sausage Links fit a variety of bread carriers that already exist in most operators’ pantries and offer a value by saving time, labor and guarantees a consistently split sausage. Johnsonville Splits…
Re-Imagining the C-Store
While the industry’s sales remain strong, the industry faces challenges from competing retail channels. U.S. retailers can learn a lesson from overseas marketers. By Suresh Bharadwaj, Contributing Editor In 2012, convenience stores outperformed grocery stores and drugstores in the U.S. both by dollar sales and volume growth. They netted $708.2 billion in revenue and $77.8 billion…
Negotiating Contracts with Expertise
Everything is open for negotiation—even prices, schedules and product offerings that seem carved in stone. Wharton School of Business professor Steven Blum said no one has to just accept what’s offered, but first you must hone your negotiating skills. A CSD Staff Report Life is a series of negotiations. While we may realize this in…
Sheetz Debuts New Location
Makes a $2,500 donation to the Special Olympics Ohio as part of the grand opening festivities. Sheetz Convenience Store opens a new location in Strongsville, Ohio, to increase convenience for customers in well-established markets. Sitting at 9037 Pearl Road, the store will give people another option for great food and drinks. Employees will cut a…
Vapor Retailer Survey Shows Growth Remains Robust
Slowly but surely, vapor category displacing more combustible cigarette volume. Wells Fargo Securities LLC recently conducted a survey of tobacco retailer and wholesaler contacts representing 20,000+ convenience stores in the U.S. The survey focused on c-store vapor trends given the dynamics in the vapor category (including e-cigarettes). Key takeaways from the Wells Fargo survey included:…
California Small Businesses Hurt by Governor’s Veto
“This bill would have provided franchisees more control over their companies and shielded them against one-sided and nonnegotiable franchise agreements,” says Small Business Majority director. Statement by David Chase, the California director for Small Business Majority, responded to the California Governor’s veto of legislation that would have helped protect owners of small business franchises: “We…
VP Doubles Donations For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Proceeds to benefit Prevent Cancer Foundation. VP Racing Fuels announced it is marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month by doubling the amount of money it donates with each sale of its pink VP Motorsport Container. The pink containers were created to support Breast Cancer Awareness when introduced in late 2012. Since then, a portion of the…