By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor for DTN Retail gasoline prices will be mixed across the U.S. this week, with some parts of the country expected to see a decline in pump prices after wholesale values made a sharp drop last week. However, the one, two punch by hurricanes Gustav and Ike have impacted…
Workers At Oklahoma, Indiana C-stores Run Afoul
A federal grand jury has indicted a Gary, Ind., c-store operator on allegations he turned food stamp benefits into illegal cash for himself and his customers, The Times publication in Munster, Ind., reported. Mark Prusinski, 52, of Wheatfield, Ind., is facing 24 counts of wire fraud and money laundering revolving around his business, Mark’s Food…
QuikTrip Got It Right The Fourth Time
Oklahoma c-store chain QuikTrip, which is celebrating its 50th year in business, was featured recently in an interview with the Tulsa World. Former QuikTrip leader Chester Cadieux recalls the chain’s early days, and how it took four tries before they nailed down the right store format and location. The Tulsa World reported: The first QuikTrip…
NCA Announces Supplier Advisory Committee
The National Confectioners Association has appointed its new 2008-2010 Supplier Advisory Committee. The new committee members will explore partnerships and opportunities with suppliers to the confectionery manufacturing industry, NCA said. The Supplier Advisory Committee will set policy and direction for the entire supplier membership category, as well as recommend ways in which the NCA can…
Rutter’s Awards More Free Fuel
Rutter’s Farm Stores, of York, Pa., has presented its fourth and final “Fuel Up Free!” grand prize to Gerald Wishard of Windsor Township in York County, Rutter’s said. Wishard won free gasoline for three years, joining the three other grand-prize winners from this past summer: Kathy Wallick, of North York; Jason Waltz, of Spring Grove;…
Tough Economy Boosts Packaged Food Sales
A look at how packaged-foods manufacturers are faring in this faltering economy: Campbell Soup’s sales rose 13% in the most recent quarter, a phenomenon CEO Douglas Conant said was aided partly by strapped consumers embracing condensed soup as an inexpensive meal alternative, the Web site adage.com reported. Kellogg Co.’s second-quarter sales climbed 11% to $3.3…
Hurricane News …
Corporate giants in the convenience world this week are continuing to donate millions of dollars as crews are trying to restore communities to normal in the wake of recent hurricanes. However, the aftermath of Hurricanes Ike and Katrina is also prompting states to continue investigations into alleged price-gouging in a number of Gulf Coast and…
MillerCoors Pausing Sparks Red
MillerCoors said it’s pausing the rollout of a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink pending talks with 25 states that don’t want the company to release the beverage. In a statement Friday, MillerCoors said the company won’t go ahead with its scheduled Oct. 1 launch of the drink, Sparks Red. Attorneys general from 25 states asked…
Krispy Kreme Looks To Ice Cream
Krispy Kreme is hoping its new soft-serve ice cream will pull it out of a three-year sales slump, the Associated Press reported. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ latest turnaround plan includes launching a new ice cream as well as opening smaller stores and expanding overseas, though some suspect it still may not be enough to help the…
Sheetz Opens High Point, N.C., Store
Sheetz Inc. has opened a new store in High Point, N.C., just outside the Greensboro market, the company said. It’s the 18th Sheetz store in that state. As part of the grand opening festivities, the company made a donation to the Miracle League of High Point, which the organization will use to help develop a…