Global Fuels acquired Greenergy’s Canadian retail fuel business consisting of 241 retail gas and convenience locations from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. The acquired network is one of the largest in Canada. The sites are predominantly Mobil branded and located adjacent to Loblaw grocery stores in many of the larger communities across the country. “This…
RaceTrac Kicks Off Beat the Freeze Sweepstakes
RaceTrac has announced its Beat The Freeze Sweepstakes, which will give one lucky fan a chance to race the Freeze in front of a crowd of thousands at the Aug. 20 Atlanta Braves game. To enter, guests can visit their favorite RaceTrac store in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee or Mississippi now through July 31 and scan the QR code…
Pride Grows Connecticut Footprint
Pride Stores — a subsidiary of GPM Investments and ARKO Corp. — announced the opening of a new c-store location in South Windsor, Conn. This newest addition to GPM Investments’ family of community brands boasts a store size of 4,860 square feet, with a Chester’s Chicken alongside proprietary food offerings. The new location also has:…
Wally’s to Open Travel Center in Indiana
Wally’s has announced its plans to open a new travel center in Whitestown, Ind., in late 2024. The 45,000-square-foot travel center, which will be located off Interstate 65 and Albert S. White Drive, 24 miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis, will offer over 80 fueling and electric vehicle charging stations. The location will be the third…
Franke Coffee Systems Americas Names New Marketing Manager
Franke Coffee Systems Americas has named Tim Cox as its new marketing manager. In his new role, Cox will report to Director of Marketing Brittany Tresemer and will work on continuing to bring category expertise and thought leadership to the coffee industry while enhancing marketing resources provided to its customer partners across North America. Cox brings…
7-Eleven Celebrates 96th Year in Business
7-Eleven has dropped a limited-time line of merch to celebrate the brand’s 96th year in business. The Birthday Collection line is available on 7Collection, the retailer’s online merchandise shop. The capsule features a variety of custom merch for those who celebrate the same birthday as the retailer. The 7/11 Birthday Collection includes 7-Eleven-inspired party decor…
RaceTrac to Acquire Gulf Oil
RaceTrac Inc. announced that its wholly owned wholesale fuel supply and trading subsidiary, Metroplex Energy, has signed a definitive agreement with Gulf Oil L.P. to acquire Gulf Oil LLC. As part of the transaction, RaceTrac will acquire Gulf’s nationally recognized fuel brand across the United States and U.S. territories, all of Gulf’s branded distributor and…
SNK Petroleum Expands
SNK Petroleum has resolutely expanded its business operations, adding new sites in multiple states. In 2021, in a sharp contrast from its traditional geography, SNK set its sights on locations in Illinois surrounding Chicago. What began with a modest acquisition of a few locations has grown into a 30-site portfolio within one hour of downtown…
Marathon Partners with Cleveland Guardians
Marathon has partnered with the Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team to feature the retail brand’s logo on the team’s jerseys. The new patch, featuring Marathon’s Endurance logo, will be on the sleeve of the Guardians jerseys through the end of the 2026 season. Marathon’s new Endurance logo will also be featured on the first-base…
PDI Partners With Car IQ
Car IQ Inc. has partnered with PDI Technologies to utilize its mobile payment technology to process cardless payments via the mPAY application. Fleets now have the ability to transact at thousands of merchant locations to purchase fuel and other items at convenience stores. Car IQ Pay gives fleet customers an easier way to pay for…