Cumberland Farms’ new Farmhouse Blend coffee – rolling out to Cumberland stores after six months of research, testing and blend-tasting – is being offered free to customers every Friday through Dec. 5, the company said. The chain’s Farmhouse Blend is a medium roast with a smooth, harmonious flavor. While customers can get a free cup…
Love’s Raises $760K For Children’s Nonprofit
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores said it raised $760,000 during its annual fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network, an 84% increase from the $415,000 raised in 2007 and the highest total in the 10-year history of the campaign. Since beginning its affiliation with Children’s Miracle Network in 1998, Love’s and its customers have raised more…
Nexon, 7-Eleven Play Well Together
Multiplayer online (MMO) game company Nexon America and 7-Eleven Inc. have kicked off the “Where You Play for Free” Slurpee drink campaign in the U.S. to introduce and promote the world of free-to-play online games. The promotion runs through Dec. 31 in more than 5,600 participating 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. The program includes four…
Wine Sales Sparkle On Election Day
Fresh & Easy said its sparkling wine sales more than doubled for Election Day last week, including the company’s 11 different bottles of sparkling wines, five of which are specially selected for Fresh & Easy. The best-selling bubbly for Election Day was the Fresh & Easy Montcadi Cava which retails for under $7. Seven of…
Mag Ranks ampm 29th Among Top 200 Franchises
Franchise Times magazine has ranked the ampm franchise number 29 on its list of Top 200 franchise systems, a 10-point jump over the company’s rank last year. The ampm c-store brand was the only one owned by an integrated oil and gas company to make the list. The Franchise Times singled out ampm for special…
PCATS Outlining POS, Back Office Goals
The Petroleum Convenience Alliance for Technology Standards (PCATS) said today that the Point-of-Sale (POS) Back Office Interface Standards Committee will meet at the 2009 PCATS Annual Conference in January to complete PCATS-NAXML POS/Back Office Interface Version 4.0. The conference will be held Jan. 26, 2009, in Orlando, Fla. >“At the 2009 PCATS Annual Conference, our…
Udderly Interactive
For years, York, Pa.-based Rutter’s Farm Stores has proudly described itself as the place “Where milk comes from.” This notion will be the central theme of a new interactive Rutter’s Dairy exhibit planned for the Agricultural and Industrial Museum in York, Pa., the company said. The exhibit will open in two phases, the first beginning…
CITGO Refinery Recognized For Environmental Awareness
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) presented its annual OSPRA Award to CITGO Refining and Chemicals, a CITGO Petroleum Corporation refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the Clean Gulf Conference in San Antonio, Texas The OSPRA Award was established by the GLO to recognize organizations that have excelled in their efforts to comply with the…
Domino’s Pizza Chooses Pan-Oston For 2007 Partner Award
Domino’s Pizza named Pan-Oston the winner of its prestigious Partner Award for 2007, the companies said. Domino’s “ESP” program (“Excellence through Supplier Partnerships”) is a supply-chain management program that develops relationships though a 360-degree performance evaluation process that promotes communication and continuous improvement between Domino’s and suppliers. Pan-Oston designs and manufactures counter systems and décor…
Pepsi Bottling To Distribute Muscle Milk
Pepsi Bottling Group has signed an agreement with CytoSport Inc. to distribute Muscle Milk, a protein-enhanced functional beverage. The agreement will give Pepsi Bottling a license to distribute the ready-to-drink line of Muscle Milk and Muscle Milk Light in its territories in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement is effective immediately, so Pepsi Bottling will…