Convenience Store Decisions

October 18, 2006


Convenience Store Decisions' Newsletter is sponsored by Anheuser-Busch


Profitable Category Management. The Difference is Delivery. Anheuser-Busch's award winning Category Management approach delivers Shopper Insights, Innovative Solutions, Execution at Store Level and Results. Drive sales and performance by putting our award winning category management team to work for you. Contact your Anheuser-Busch sales representative or visit us at http://www.csnews.com/csnews/images/bud_splash.html


CSDPlus: News Analysis from the editors of CSD

Automated Hourly Hiring Systems
The reticence to harness the power of automation to manage employees is hurting the bottom line.

Remember "Blast from the Past," the 1999 film starring Brendan Fraser? After a nuclear war scare in the 1960s, young Brendan lives in the family bomb shelter with his mom and dad for 30 years. When he finally ventures out into Los Angeles for food and a " nonmutant" wife, it becomes a hilarious "fish out of water" tale that reminds us how much things have changed in three short decades.

[Read the full story here...]


by Mel Kleiman
President, Humetrics Inc.



 
Industry News
 

Consumers: Purposely Obese?
New study shows that consumers know how to eat healthy, but don’t.

Benefits Key to Recruitment, Retention
Study finds that in a hot labor market, low unemployment numbers make good benefits

Susser Holdings Goes Public
Operator of Circle K and Stripes c-stores and gas stations makes an initial offering next week.

Chevron Makes A Promise
New car collectible introduced to raise breast cancer awareness.

Six Added to NACS Retail Board
Eduardo Padilla, CEO of OXXO in Monterrey, Mexico among new members.

Hy-Vee Pilots Payment Program
Chain rolls out biometric service to improve shopping experience.

Valero Kicks off Miracle Campaign
Fund-raiser to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network runs through Nov. 6.


Advertisement



This weeks Ask The Expert Question

What opportunities exist in the market place to package existing deli menu items into a catering business? Any thoughts on delivery? Are there selling opportunities in the convenience market place to offer a catering and delivery service?


Convenience Store Decisions' Ask The Expert is sponsored by Windsor Foods

 
New Products
 

ADAMS & BROOKS INC.

Adams & Brooks, Inc.'s, sassy, hot and spicy snack, P-Nuttles Cajun Mix debuts in new 7-oz. stand-up bag featuring clip strip, or shelf display formats. This Sweet 'N Spicy extension of famous P-Nuttles brand, Cajun Mix adds just enough heat to the sweet snack consumers love. Crunchy, butter toffee coated peanuts, sunflower kernels are spiced up with fiery tasting Cajun corn, sesame, rice cracker additions to snappy formula inside the bag. Clear-windowed pouch shows off contents, fits grab-and-go trend for consumers in a hurry, for SRP of $1.49.
Promotional off-shelf displays available throughout year.

Adams & Brooks, Inc.
info@adams-brooks.com

BIC CORP.

BIC introduces its newest lighter and case product, with a premium look, offering consumers both style and convenience. The new BIC M series features a polished metal case and is refillable with a mini BIC lighter. BIC now offers a range of lighter case products to meet a variety of consumer preferences and styles, including the BIC Comfort Lite, BIC Squeeze, BIC Gripper and BIC C2 Select. The new BIC M Series Lighter and Case carries a $4.49 SRP.

BIC Corp.
203-783-2000
www.bicworld.com

FOLLETT CORP.

Follett Corp. introduces a new line of Horizon Satellite-fill icemakers designed specifically for bin applications where ceiling height constraints exist. With Follett's exclusive Satellite-fill technology, the icemaker can be located up to 20 feet away from the bin. Traditionally, the icemaker is placed on top of the bin, which can be problematic in areas with low ceiling heights. With Horizon Satellite-fill icemakers, the icemaker can be placed on a wall or even on the floor to alleviate the difficulty associated with these restrictions. Available in both 1,000 and 1,400 pound per day models, this new Horizon series offers all the benefits of the Horizon family: customer-preferred chewable Chewblet ice, low utility and life cycle costs, application flexibility to place the icemaker under a counter or on a wall, semi-automatic cleaning, an automatic self-flushing cycle to reduce scale build-up between cleanings, and superior reliability with a full three year parts and labor warranty.

Follett Corp.
800-523-9361
www.follettice.com/ice


LETTIERI'S INC.

Lettieri's Inc. has unveiled two more reasons to "belly up" to the c-store breakfast buffet. Its new breakfast sandwiches, the Sausage, Egg & Pepper Jack Cheese Biscuit and the Sausage, Egg & Pepper Jack Cheese Bagel, are perfectly positioned for the on-the-go and on-a-budget consumer. The new biscuit sandwich offers fresh, wholesome scrambled eggs, green pepper and onion, layered with sausage and spicy Pepper Jack cheese packed in between a soft buttermilk biscuit. The new bagel sandwich offers a hearty helping of fluffy scrambled eggs, green pepper and onion, served up with savory sausage and spicy Pepper Jack cheese, all in a delicious bagel.

Lettieri's Inc.
952-707-8466
www.lettieris.com

THE FUEL MEDZ

The Fuel Medz gas pill increases gas mileage and saves money. The pill is a unique patented technology developed to provide and maintain a catalytically active surface coating in the combustion chambers of engines-this means drivers are getting more miles per gallon by making better use of the fuel delivered; thus improving your fuel economy and reducing "green house gases." The Fuel Medz pill has a catalytic action that inhibits the formation of engine deposits that are harmful to the performance and durability of engines. This is why the Fuel Medz pill will extend and enhance the life of engines. Bringing big savings for customers and huge profits for retailers, Fuel Medz offers the best merchandising vehicle to meet every retailers' needs.

The Fuel Medz
800-460-1912
rick@fuelmedz.com
www.fuelmedz.com

New Products is a paid advertising section

 


Thank you for reading The Convenience Store Decisions Newsletter
You are subscribed as %%$email%%. You've received this e-newsletter for one of three reasons:
1) You signed up for it on one of our web sites.
2) You are a reader of Convenience Store Decisions.
3) You are an attendee of a Convenience Store Decisions conference or trade show.
Manage Your Subscription
To subscribe: Click Here
To unsubscribe: Click Here To change your email address, unsubscribe your old email address, then re-subscribe with your new email address.
Contact Information
Advertising/sponsorship opportunities: Shahla Hebets
Eastern Sales Matt McCarrie
Western Sales Bob Holz
Inside Sales Brenda Sizemore
Inside Sales Sean Hamel

Penton Media, Inc.
1300 E. 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
©2006 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved.