Digital experience traces the origins of customers’ Budweiser. Budweiser has introduced “Track Your Bud,” a digital campaign integrated with packaging that will allow consumers to trace the origins of the beer they hold in their hands to one of Budweiser’s 12 U.S. breweries. By using their Smartphone to scan the QR code on Budweiser packaging,…
Kum & Go Names “Supervisor of the Year”
Shannon Michels receives special honor. Shannon Michels, a Kum & Go associate since 1998, recently received the company’s prestigious “2011 Supervisor of the Year” award. This marks the third straight year the company has recognized the Minot, N.D., native. Michels, who resides in Williston, N.D., earned “2010 National Division Supervisor of the Year” and “2009…
Phillips 66 Awards Three ‘Local Legends’ With Gas For A Year
More than 200 fans showcased talents for a chance to win prizes. Gas station chain Phillips 66 has announced the winners of its Local Legends online video competition—with Chris Dryden from Hannibal, Mo., coming in first place. Bringing customers the best in performance gasoline, Phillips 66 hosted this contest in 2011 to find areas where…
2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Kicks Off
Fresh & Easy teams up with Kraft Foods, LPGA legends to give young golfers the experience of a lifetime. Amy Alcott, Nancy Lopez and Kathy Whitworth are set to lead a hall-of-fame field back to Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., for the second annual fresh&easy Charity Pro-Am on March 25, 2012, and…
Molly Hoyt Joins NACS
NACS hires meetings coordinator. Molly Hoyt has joined NACS, effective, Feb. 27, as its meetings coordinator. Prior to joining NACS, Hoyt worked at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, where she served as a meetings concierge and eventually assistant banquet manager, supervising all banquet functions at the hotel. Hoyt earned a B.S. in communication from Ohio…
Ricker Oil Launches Rewards Program
Ricker’s Rewards card connects to customers’ checking accounts, so they can use the card like a debit card for discounts on in-store and gasoline purchases. Ricker Oil Co. is launching a rewards program this week to drive traffic and help customers battle escalating gas prices, the Indianapolis Star reported. The Ricker’s Rewards loyalty program offers…
Gasoline Prices Spike on Geopolitical Fears
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline prices surged in February, with the futures contract soaring to a high last seen on July 28, 2011, with gasoline demand during the summer months the highest. The gasoline futures contract, called RBOB (Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending) and trades on the New York…
Marathon Petroleum Corp. Receives Unsolicited Mini-Tender Offer
MPC urges shareholders to reject tender offer by TRC Capital Corp. Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) has received notification of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corp. to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares (approximately 0.58%) of MPC’s outstanding common stock at a price of $41.50 per share. The offer price was 4.47% below the closing…
PeopleMatter Secures $14 Million Financing
Focus on hourly workers in $2.5B market sets software company apart. PeopleMatter, provider of a talent management solution (TMS) specifically designed for hourly workforces in the service industry, announced today a $14-million Series C round of venture funding led by Morgenthaler Ventures. This financing will continue to accelerate PeopleMatter’s product-innovation and customer-acquisition strategies. Existing investors…
Heartland Installs 10,000th SmartLink Network
Martin Eagle Oil Co. adds secure network solution. Heartland Payment Systems, a payments processor, has installed its 10,000th SmartLink network site in less than 18 months. The 10,000th installation took place at Martin Eagle Oil Co.’s newest location in Mesquite, Texas. A Texas-based, multi-branded marketer of fuel products, Martin Eagle Oil Co. was the first…