After announcing its plans to expand to Michigan in November 2022, Sheetz has officially decided to open its first store in the state in Romulus, reported the Detroit Free Press. The location is about four miles from the Metro Detroit airport. The chain has not set a timeline as to when the store will open,…
McLane to Host National Trade Show in Texas
McLane will host McLane Engage, Aug 29-31, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. With the support of title sponsor Reynolds and platinum sponsors The Hershey Co., Kraft Heinz, Altria and TSN — a Bunzl Co., among others, McLane Engage brings customers and suppliers together for an elevated and full-scale trade show experience. The trade show will…
Casey’s to Implement Three-Year Growth Plan
Casey’s General Stores, which operates over 2,500 convenience stores in 16 states, has decided to further its growth by focusing on food as its key offering and adding at least 350 stores to its footprint by the end of its 2026 fiscal year. Casey’s plans to add 110 of these new stores in fiscal year…
Alimentation Couche-Tard Announces Increased Q4 Earnings
Alimentation Couche-Tard has revealed the figures for its fourth quarter and 2023 fiscal year financial results. The company has seen notable growth since this time last year. Q4 2023 In the fourth quarter of this fiscal year, net earnings were $670.7 million compared to $477.7. million in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year of…
Love’s Opens Truck Washes at Select Locations
Love’s Travel Stops announced plans to offer truck wash services at select travel stops and Speedco locations. With a combination of speed, high quality and cost effectiveness, Love’s truck washes are equipped with automated technology and are expected to provide the same quality as a hand wash but in half the time of other truck washes…
Chestnut Market to Offer Caffeinated Energy Spray
Chestnut Market — a regional c-store chain in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — announced that it will begin to carry VAE’s caffeinated energy spray in 20 of its stores for the product’s retail launch. The chain will test the product with customers in Westchester County, N.Y. The VAE spray, enriched with caffeine and…
KRS Appoints New Director of QA and Technical Support
KRS has reported that Patrick Abernathy has joined the team as director of QA and technical support. In his new position, Abernathy will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality assurance and technical support across the KRS organization. Abernathy has more than 35 years of experience with extensive experience in the convenience store…
Alimentation Couche-Tard Acquires European Retail Assets
Alimentation Couche-Tard has announced that it will acquire certain European retail assets from TotalEnergies. The deal was initially announced earlier this year on March 16. Following completion of the information and consultation process involving TotalEnergies employee representative bodies at European level in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, TotalEnergies has accepted the corporation’s offer and will…
RATIONAL USA Announces New Director
RATIONAL USA has announced the promotion of Stuart Schwadron, who will now have the role of director for iVario USA, product management. Schwadron joined RATIONAL in June 2018 as manager in consultant services, quickly becoming an iVario specialist for the organization. He most recently served as senior manager of design and consultant resources. In his…
Parker’s Hires New Vice President of Fuel
Parker’s has hired oil and gas distribution veteran Ricky John as vice president of fuel. In his new position at Parker’s, John creates, oversees and identifies actions to execute the strategic vision of Parker’s fuel department while enhancing growth through a balanced focus on customers, team members, processes and market share. John works closely with Parker’s executive…