Parker’s Kitchen has been honored with a USA TODAY Top Workplaces USA 2024 award, identifying the company as one of the best places to work in the nation. The USA TODAY 2024 Top Workplaces list, which is viewed as one of the most credible and authentic global employer recognition programs, features companies that have created…
H&S Energy Acquires Andretti Petroleum Group
H&S Energy has announced the successful acquisition of Andretti Petroleum Group’s convenience retail, fuels distribution, cardlock, fleet card, commercial fueling, car wash, lubricants and transportation businesses. Andretti Petroleum Group is one of the largest convenience retail and fuels distribution businesses on the West Coast and Pacific Northwest, operating in northern California, Oregon and Washington. Prior…
bp Debuts Inaugural U.S. EV Charging Gigahub
bp has announced the opening of its new EV charging site at the bp America headquarters in Houston, Texas. The new bp pulse station is the first bp pulse branded Gigahub in the U.S. and will be open to the public on April 2. “As we expand our global footprint, I am thrilled to unveil…
Liquid Barcodes Partners With Verifone and Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Liquid Barcodes has announced its certification as a loyalty partner with both Verifone and Gilbarco Veeder-Root — two leading POS companies. This certification enables Liquid Barcodes’ programs to integrate into existing POS solutions for customers of both Verifone and Gilbarco Veeder-Root. Retailers can activate this functionality by collaborating with Liquid Barcodes to develop personalized mobile…
7-Eleven Unveils New Coffee, Tea Varieties
7-Eleven has revealed its new lineup of coffee offerings, introducing its first-ever flavored cold brews, new hot and iced lattes with pecan and macadamia nut flavoring and iced teas. The lineup, available at select 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores, includes: Cold Brew Lattes: Infused with mocha flavor, new offerings include the French Vanilla Cold Brew…
Hoshizaki America Starts Construction on New Warehouse
Hoshizaki America has announced the groundbreaking for its new two-story warehouse, located adjacent to its current manufacturing facility in Peachtree City, Ga. The groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction for a 120,000 square foot facility that will “revolutionize Hoshizaki’s material flow throughout fabrication and assembly processes for its commercial ice machines,” the company noted in…
TravelCenters of America Opens New Arkansas Site
TravelCenters of America (TA) has announced the opening of its newest travel center location in Atkins, Ark. The new travel center is a franchised site offering food, fuel, convenience items and other services and amenities for professional truck drivers and motorists. With the opening of TA Atkins, there are a total of five TA locations…
ARKO/GPM Break Ground on New Fast Market Store
ARKO Corp. subsidiary GPM Investments has broken ground on a new-to-industry Fast Market branded location in Gilbert, Ariz. The location is scheduled to open later this year. The store will be 5,600 square feet, and will offer customers food and beverage service options of bean-to-cup hot and iced coffee, Frazil frozen drinks, donuts, cookies, breakfast…
Senators Issue Warning Letters to 22 Retailers/Wholesalers for Sale of Unauthorized Vape Products
Earlier this month, five U.S. senators, led by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), issued warning letters to 22 major retailers and distributors for the sale of allegedly unauthorized vape products. Other senators involved in the issuing of the letters include Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The…
bp and Shell Donate $1.7 Million to Launch Energy Trading Program
bp America and Shell Energy North America have announced a combined donation of $1,675,250 to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to support the establishment of a dedicated energy trading program (ETP) in its College of Business. “The funding and development of the ETP in partnership with PVAMU is in direct support of bp America and…