By Jan. 1, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco plans to be recycling about 97% of its manufacturing waste, with the other 3% converted to energy at waste-to-energy facilities, replacing fossil fuels. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco is working hard to protect the environment. It’s a lofty environmental goal—one that relatively few companies attempt. But Jamie Morgan has…
Eby-Brown Announces Expansion
Purchases L.A. Edlbeck Co. Eby-Brown Co. LLC has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of L.A. Edlbeck Co. of Green Bay, Wis. Servicing retail accounts throughout the Midwest, the Atlantic Coast and the Southeast, Eby-Brown is the largest privately held convenience store distributor in the U.S. with annual revenues in excess of $5…
NACS Show Hits Record Numbers
More than 150 companies were waitlisted for the expo, which was sold to fire marshal-mandated capacity. A record number of buyers fueled a 7.2% surge in NACS Show attendance this year, as attendance hit 24,056, the second highest ever, and only 309 short of the record set in 2004. Records abounded at the NACS Show…
Hershey Co. Named To Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index
Hershey joins world’s leading companies for top-tier economic, environmental and social performance. The Hershey Co. has been selected to join the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI). Hershey is one of seven North American companies from the Food & Beverage category in this year’s index and one of only 17 companies added in 2012. …
Royal Buying Group Announces New Executive Leadership Team
A two-person team is set to fill the role of former president and CEO Michael Zielinski. Royal Buying Group Inc. (RBG) has appointed Angela Angelilli and Sharon Porter as the new Executive Leadership Team. Angelilli, executive vice president of sales, and Porter, executive vice president of business development, will fill the role of former…
Prairie City Bakery Acquires Tina’s Gourmet Pastries Brand
Purchases El Gallo Giro Artisan Mexican Bakery products from Artimex. Prairie City Bakery, based in Vernon Hills, Ill., has purchased the Tina’s Gourmet Pastries Brand and the El Gallo Giro Artisan Mexican Pastry business from Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Artimex. Tina’s is a West Coast brand that includes more than 30 items individually wrapped items…
Gain Loyalty by Growing Trust
Identifying and meeting customers’ needs and wants, while also respecting their privacy, is the formula for cultivating a successful rewards program. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Convenience stores know loyalty is crucial to keeping customers coming back for more, but it’s what you do with the information collected—and how you maintain your customers’ trust—that can…
RaceTrac Debuts New Large-Format C-Store
Features such as free wifi and extra seating are meant to encourage shoppers to stay and visit, instead of just passing through. RaceTrac debuted its new Georgia c-store on U.S. 78, just south of Route 316. The new store stands 6,191 square feet, larger than the existing RaceTracs in the market, the Oconee Enterprise Online…
Parker’s Donates $6,000 To Area Public Schools
Parker’s donates one cent of every gallon of gas purchased at all 27 of its convenience stores on the first Wednesday of the month to community schools through the Fueling the Community program. Parker’s has presented a check for $6,000 to Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program. This…
Marketing To Boomers And Millennials
Millennials focus on self identity while Boomers focus on convenience, but brands need to cater to both demographics. Every specialty brand in America today must decide how to appeal to two arguably incompatible demographic groups. Eighty million Millennials will soon reach peak buying power. At the same time, 77 million Baby Boomers are entering new…