Peter Krueger is the State Executive/Director of the Nevada Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (NPM&CSA) The past year has been difficult for everyone, but small businesses were especially hurt. Sorely missing the steady flow of customers during lockdowns the industry had come to rely upon, our businesses were left to fend for themselves. Unfortunately,…
FDA Denies More Flavored ENDS Marketing Applications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products and is continuing processing applications and making decisions. As of Sept. 23, a total of 323 MDOs accounting for more than 1,167,000 flavored ENDS products have been issued. Products subject to an MDO…
Swisher’s CEO and President John Miller Retires
Swisher announced the retirement of its CEO and president, John Miller. Neil Kiely, a member of the board of directors, has assumed the role of president of Swisher. “On behalf of the Board of Directors and Swisher’s employees, I would like to thank John for the work he has done for the company and our…
How Do You Find the Right Mix of Tobacco Products?
It has long been a given that American consumers not only want but expect basically everything – which makes finding the right mix of tobacco products all the more challenging for convenience store operators. Tobacco is already as diverse a category as there is, including everything from cigarettes (both traditional and natural), smokeless tobacco (chewing…
Federal Tobacco Tax In Reconciliation Bill Will Have Unintended Consequences
Amanda Gray is the Executive Director of the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association. As a working mom of three young kids, I agree that universal pre-kindergarten education – as proposed in the current spending package spearheaded by congressional Democrats – would be good for families and society. However, the positive components of the spending package could be…
Circle K Set to Be Exclusive Store for Whisl CBD Vape
Convenience chain Circle K will be the brick-and-mortar outlet for diversified cannabis, hemp and vaporization company Canopy Growth Corp.’s first CBD vape, called whisl. The new line, which launched this week at Canopy Growth’s online store, will be available on store shelves starting Oct. 1, at more than 3,000 Circle K convenience stores nationwide. The…
FDA Says It Has Made Significant Progress on New Tobacco Product Applications
In new statement, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has made significant progress in reviewing the unprecedented number of new product applications submitted since the Sept. 9, 2020, deadline. FDA continues to review applications of the more than 6.5 million “deemed” new tobacco products – many of which were already on the market.…
How Can Convenience Stores Protect Tobacco Sales?
Convenience stores can protect their tobacco sales by doing everything they are probably already doing. Protecting them from over-zealous politicians, unfortunately, remains a whole other matter. Experienced c-store retailers know how to make the most of this essential category. Most of it has to do with adroitly managing the basics: * Know the best-selling items…
FDA Issues Denials to Another 31 Makers of ENDS Products
Following its issuance last week of marketing denial orders (MDOs) to three companies for their flavored electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now issued MDOs to an additional 31 companies for approximately 300,000 flavored ENDS products from Aug. 27 through Sept. 2. Companies receiving these MDOs may…
Handmade, All-Natural Tobacco Cigars
Frontier Brands has introduced Frontier Cigarillos and Frontier XLs. The Frontier Cigarillos are handmade all-natural tobacco cigars made with tobaccos from Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. These cigars come in six flavors: Honey, Honey Berry, Rum, Russian Cream, Sweet Aromatic and Whiskey. Each cigar is individually cellophaned and packaged in retail tins of 10 cigars. The […]