“Jon’s leadership with our sales and marketing teams, along with the success and growth of APM LLC, our dealer business, has greatly improved MFA Oil,” says MFA Oil president and CEO. MFA Oil has named Jon Ihler as vice president of sales and marketing. Ihler is responsible for overseeing sales, marketing, quality control and oil…
IDDBA Reveals 10 Insights to Watch in 2015
“Evolving tastes, customer demographics, and shopping patterns continue to impact the retail food industry,” says senior education coordinator, IDDBA. Traditional grocery is projected to lose market share to alternative channels, snacking now accounts for one-half of all eating occasions, and bakery shoppers are as worried about high-fructose corn syrup as they are about trans fats,…
Couche-Tard Acquiring The Pantry
Definitive merger agreement strengthening Couche-Tard’s position in attractive Southeastern and Gulf Coast U.S. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and The Pantry Inc. have announced a definitive merger agreement under which Couche-Tard will acquire The Pantry in an all-cash transaction valued at $36.75 USD per share, with a total enterprise value of approximately $1.7 billion USD, including debt…
Joe Hamza, Brent Mouton Join the NAG Board of Directors
Industry veterans round out the NAG eight-member board for 2015. The National Advisory Group (NAG), retail trade association for convenience store and petroleum operators, is proud to announce that Joe Hamza, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Tedsechi Food Shops, and Brent Mouton, President and CEO of Hit-n-Run Food Stores, have joined the Board of…
Refresh Your Taste Buds
The makers of Simply Orange and Simply Lemonade, experts at delivering great tasting juices and juice drinks made with deliciously simple ingredients, are giving fans an all-new way to enjoy a refreshing taste experience. Simply Juice Drinks, a premium line of all-natural, not-from-concentrate juice drinks, are available in three great-tasting flavors—Fruit Punch, Tropical and Mixed…
Morning Rounds
Family-owned Ozery Bakery, the fastest growing brand in the breakfast breads category, recently launched its new Date & Chia Morning Rounds. Adding a uniquely subtitle crackly crunch, combined with rich, sweet dates, this newest addition to Ozery Morning Rounds is a real star. Mornings Rounds fruit and grain buns are incredibly moist and made with…
Bubble Tape
This month, the No. 1 fun gum form, Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape Awesome Original, is rolling out a new two-pack offering (four-ounce clamshell) found in-aisle (MSRP $1.80). Also, this month Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape is releasing the new Sour Blue Raspberry flavor. Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape Sour Blue Raspberry brings together the No. 1 fun…
Minions Mix
In honor of the success of the Despicable Me movie franchise and holiday DVD release, MIKE AND IKE has debuted a limited time only offering of MIKE AND IKE MINION MIX. This fun variety comes with three different designs on pack—making them a collectable item for every Minion lover. Made with real fruit juice, fans…
Spice Up Menus
During this time of year, customers seek more comfort foods when dining out. Musselman’s Apple Butter makes it easy to add more on-trend offerings in any daypart. Musselman’s Apple Butter is gluten free, fat free and cholesterol free—providing great taste with no strings attached. No longer just a breakfast spread, Musselman’s Apple Butter’s richly spiced…
Hispanic Culture Series
The new BIC Special Edition Hispanic Culture Series Lighters are designed to appeal to the growing Latino population in the U.S. The eight designs in this series include fun sayings; designs inspired by Día de los Muertos and hip patterns influenced by “papel picado” paper art. Lighters in this series are made in the USA…