Acquisition cost totals $75 million. Dragonite International Limited, and its wholly-own subsidiaries, has sold its E-Vapor Business for $75 million to Fontem Ventures B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco Group plc. (ITG), a global tobacco company with international strength in cigarettes and world leadership in fine cut tobacco, papers and premium cigars. Fontem Ventures…
Gluten Free Bars
KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) has launched into a new category of snacks with KIND Healthy Grains Bars, a line of chewy with a crunch granola bars made from five super grains mixed with tasty ingredients like pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, dark chocolate chunks and more. Each KIND Healthy Grains bar packs one full serving…
Atlas Oil Named To Inc. 5000 List
Ranks No. 3,844 overall, and No. 62 in Metro Detroit. Atlas Oil Co. is once again ranked among the fastest growing private companies in the nation. Inc. Magazine just published its 2013 Annual Inc. 5000 list and Atlas is ranked No. 3,844. Within the Metro Detroit area, Atlas ranks No. 62 and in Michigan, where…
U.S. Oil To Build GAIN Clean Fueling Station
U.S. Oil aims to add 50 CNG stations in the next three years. U.S. Oil has partnered with FST Logistics to build a GAIN Clean Fuel station at the intersection of Atlas Street and Renner Road in Columbus, Ohio. The new station will provide Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to FST’s CNG truck fleet and will…
Circle K Mid-Atlantic Presents Grant to Central Virginia Food Bank
Partnership with BP Fueling Communities directs funds to local hunger-relief agency. In partnership with the BP Fueling Communities program, Circle K Mid-Atlantic has presented a $3,500 grant to FeedMore’s Central Virginia Food Bank for hunger relief efforts in the 31 counties and five cities the nonprofit serves. BP Fueling Communities is a philanthropic program that…
Parker’s Honored by Inc. 500|5000
Named one of America’s fastest growing companies for second consecutive year. Parker’s, a nationally-recognized convenience store leader with 32 retail locations throughout southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina, announced that Inc. ranked the company on its annual Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies list. This marks the second consecutive year Parker’s has been included on this…
Cumberland Farms Awards Believe and Achieve Scholarships
Convenience store retailer helps over 900 students reach their dreams since program inception. Cumberland Farms announced that 130 talented high school seniors from 11 states have been awarded Believe and Achieve Scholarships to help them attend college in the fall of 2013. Cumberland Farms’ popular scholarship program began seven years ago and has already provided…
Former Property Owner Celebrates Rutter’s Grand Opening
Rutter’s Farm Stores Chief Customer Officer, Derek Gaskins, had the opportunity to shakes hands with James Strickler (see photo, left), the first customer at Rutter’s newest location in Mountville, Lancaster County, Pa. Strickler’s family once owned the land on which the convenience store stands, the second Lancaster County location for the York, Pa.-based company. “On…
New Hookah Flavors, Accessories
Kretek International Inc. has announced several new additions to its lineup of Voodoo Hookah products. Joining Voodoo traditional hookahs and new e-hookahs are a full line of 20 Shisha flavors with matching flavors in Voodoo Steam Stones. The 20 exotic flavors are divided into four pre-packed collections of tropical and blended fruit, berries, citrus and…
Meridian Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Focus on Competitive Advantage
“Quality Questions—Remarkable Results,” is this year’s conference theme. On Oct. 23-24, 2013 Meridian Associates Inc. will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its “Focus on Competitive Advantage” conference, to be held at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson, Ariz. This successful event has spanned two decades and is dedicated to owners, CEOs, CFOs and…