Convenience retail chain Kum & Go reported that its has partnered with No Kid Hungry to tackle food insecurity and hunger. The Des Moines, Iowa-based company with more than 400 locations is working with Midwest Dairy, BODYARMOR, KIND, LifeWtr, and Essentia throughout the summer in an effort to raise $85,000 to give back to the…
What Kind of Deli Program Is Right for Your Stores?
Renowned character Clark Griswold may not have held gas station sandwiches in high regard, but a lot has changed since he declared, “I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station,” in the 1983 movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” Some 38 years later, many convenience stores are now held in high regard as…
EG America Campaign Raises Funds for Disabled American Veterans
EG America is launching a national campaign to raise funds for Disabled American Veterans (DAV). The donations collected through EG America’s 1,700 convenience stores will help DAV ensure that injured and ill veterans access the full range of benefits available to them and are yet another way that EG Group is giving back to the…
North Carolina C-Store Suing Colonial Pipeline
A two-pump convenience store in Wilmington, N.C. is suing the Colonial Pipeline Co. over its response to a ransomware attack in May that severely curtailed the supply of fuel on the U.S. East Coast. The station’s goal is to gather enough support from thousands of other fuel retailers to mount a class action lawsuit. EZ…
C-Store Delivery Platform Lula Closes Seed Funding Round
Philadelphia-based technology company Lula, which transforms convenience stores into last-mile micro-fulfillment centers, recently closed its first round of seed funding to expand its operations at a time when digital order delivery has caught the attention of consumers nationwide. Alongside Exelon Corp., Lula also received investment from SOSV and Plug and Play Ventures, among others. SOSV…
TA Express Expands in Pennsylvania
TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA), nationwide operator of the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express network, is growing in the Mid-Atlantic with the opening of TA Express in Ronks, Pa. The unit is located in the heart of Lancaster County’s Amish Country, an area visited by thousands of tourists annually with a variety of…
Refuel Closes on Wag-A-Bag Buy
Charleston, S.C.-based Refuel Operating Co. this week closed on its acquisition of Texas-based Wag-A-Bag’s c-store and retail fuel business. Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, Wag-A-Bag owns and operates 16 locations in the Austin market. Refuel CEO Mark Jordan said his company looks forward to welcoming Wag-A-Bag employees to the Refuel family. “In addition, we are…
Hershey Named to The Civic 50 List
The Hershey Co. has been named a 2021 honoree of The Civic 50 by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. In addition to being recognized as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the U.S., Hershey was named the Consumer Staples Sector Leader. The Civic 50 provides a national…
New Trends, Innovations Kick Off Sweets & Snacks Expo
The National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo got underway on June 23, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind., with an estimated 8,000 representatives from candy makers, retailers and related businesses gathering in-person after last year’s show was canceled due to COVID-19. During a media call the morning of the three-day show’s kickoff,…
Cigars Face New Challenges
The late-April announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it plans to effectively ban all flavors of mass-produced cigars (as well as menthol cigarettes) within the next year sent a loud warning signal to c-store operators, for whom flavored cigars are a popular item. The proposed ban is intended to “help significantly reduce…