7-Eleven is celebrating its “Brainfreeze Season” by offering customers exclusive prizes each Friday throughout the summer. Customers who purchase participating products at 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores can get a chance to win giveaways that are inspired by music, fashion and Slurpee drinks. The chain is offering prizes such as tickets to events like the…
SAS Regional Vice President for Wisconsin and Illinois Retires
S. Abraham & Sons (SAS) has announced that George Predick — regional vice president for Wisconsin and Illinois — has retired as of May 31. Predick began his career with SAS in 1989 as new business development manager for Wisconsin and Illinois. He was later promoted to vice president of sales for Illinois and in…
Delivery Is Key to Unlocking the Dinner Daypart
Evening is the preferred time for food delivery from convenience stores, according to a Bounteous+Hathway study conducted in partnership with the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). For c-stores that don’t yet offer delivery options, delivery can present a fresh opportunity to capture sales during the dinner daypart. Interestingly, the study also showed that 42% of…
MAPCO Opens New Location in Tennessee
MAPCO has opened its first location in Columbia, Tenn. with its new “Store of the Future” design, featuring an open floor plan and modern interiors. The new store — located at 2301 Carmack Blvd. — is 5,600 square feet and has seven fueling stations. MAPCO executives, board members and community leaders honored the grand opening…
TXB Offers Customers Prizes Throughout the Summer
C-store and quick food operations chain Texas Born (TXB) is once again launching its annual Summer Scratch and Win giveaway, which offers customers the chance to win prizes daily through the TXB mobile app. The giveaway will take place from June 1 through August 31, with prizes being offered each day as well as one…
Greg Baggott Becomes Cres Cor President
Cres Cor’s Cliff Baggott recently announced his move to chairman of the board and Greg Baggott to president. Cres Cor is a family-owned company well known as a premier brand in the commercial foodservice industry, specifically heated and refrigerated cabinets, ovens, racks and utility cabinets. Founded in 1936, Cres Cor operates from 275,000 square feet of manufacturing and distribution facilities…
Hershey Partners With Team USA
Hershey will again be partnering with Team USA in the upcoming LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are set to take place on American soil for the first time since the Salt Lake City Winter Games in 2002. The company will also continue to support Team USA during the Paris 2024 and Milan Cortina 2026…
QuickChek Nominated as One of The Best Gas Station Brands in the U.S.
An expert panel from USA Today has nominated QuickChek as one of the “Best Gas Station Brands” in the U.S. for the annual 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards in 2022. The contest was launched on May 23 and runs through June 20. Readers’ Choice Awards are given for a variety of travel and lifestyle topics…
Frontier Brands Appoints Acosta as Exclusive Broker
Frontier Brands — which owns Frontier Cigars — has appointed Acosta as its exclusive national broker. “With Acosta’s preeminence in the c-store segment, I believe the addition of Acosta as our exclusive broker is the perfect alignment in our growth objectives. Thus far, offering the finest leaf and highest quality cigars at excellent price points…
Shell Continues Efforts to Decarbonize
In an effort to drive decarbonization and meet sustainability targets, Shell Fleet Solutions has announced the launch of its new program called Accelerate to Zero. The program brings together a mix of solutions Shell has developed and integrates likeminded partners to tackle one of the greatest challenges that fleets face in this decade. The four-step…