“We strive every day to be positive, contributing members of our Corner Store communities,” says CEO of CST Brands. Over the past four weeks, Corner Store has raised more than $58,000 for the people whose lives and homes were devastated by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history. Contributions came from customers at 155 Colorado…
Burger Consumption On The Rise
New Technomic report examines factors driving more customers to eat burgers more often. Consumers are eating burgers more often than ever before, according to new research from Technomic. The overwhelming majority of consumers (95%) say they eat burgers at least once a month—and cravings are driving this high consumption. Half of consumers (49%) cite cravings…
Kangaroo Express Sponsors Babe Ruth Softball Commission
Fans invited to celebrate 12U Babe Ruth World Series kick-off with Kangaroo Express on Aug. 1 Kangaroo Express, operated by The Pantry Inc., announced it is the exclusive convenience store sponsor for the Babe Ruth Softball Commission in Alachua County, Fla. during its upcoming tournament games. The commission is hosting three tournament games taking place…
Four Charged In Major Hacking Scheme That Impacted 7-Eleven
More than 160 million stolen credit and debit card numbers were sold globally. Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a hacking organization that during the course of seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, including 7-Eleven, the Independent Record reported. More than…
Hoshizaki Acquires Macom
Hoshizaki America has acquired Acos Macom Industria E Commercio Ltda (Macom), founded in 1972 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Macom manufactures refrigeration, cooking and stainless fabrication. Macom has been named vendor of the year by McDonald’s and Outback in South America. Macom will be part of Hoshizaki Holdings USA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hoshizaki…
Wayne Migrates to the GE Commercial Cloud
Cloud-based services offer improved scalability, functionality and customer access. Wayne, A GE Business and a global innovator of fuel dispensers and forecourt technologies, has migrated its cloud-based application services to the GE Commercial Cloud hosting facility, improving the process communications, infrastructure scalability, and data security of Wayne products. The migration also ensures Wayne customers have…
Bellman Oil Raises Over $41,000 To Fight Muscular Dystrophy
23rd annual MDA Golf Tournament brings in $23,000. CITGO Petroleum Corp. and Bellman Oil helped members of the North Liberty community raise more than $23,000 for children affected by neuromuscular diseases at the 23rd Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Golf Tournament at Whispering Pines Golf Course on June 18. “We look forward to raising…
C-Stores Top Source For Grab-and-Go Snacks
NPD Group reports c-stores beat out grocery stores and discount stores as a grab-and-go snack destination. Every day 28 million people in the U.S. eat a grab-and-go snack, accounting for billions of eatings each year. These buy-and-eat-within-an-hour snacks are 50% more likely to be eaten while traveling or in a car, which make convenience stores…
Big Tobacco Pushes Back Against Bloomberg
City bills aim to snuff out cigarette sales. Mayor Bloomberg is once again pushing for new legislation that would ban the display of tobacco products, eliminate all tobacco product coupons and promotions, ban the sale of many individual cigars, and further increase cigarette prices. And once again, instead of focusing on the issues that matter…
Altria Announces Q2 Results, Expands Distribution of Marlboro NXT
In July 2013, PM USA expanded distribution of Marlboro NXT to an additional 23 states, primarily in the eastern U.S. Altria Group Inc. has announced its 2013 second-quarter and first-half business results, and revised its guidance for 2013 full-year reported and adjusted diluted EPS based on its performance for the first half of 2013 and…