Richmond, Va.-based GPM Investments LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARKO Corp., announced the closing of the acquisition of the ExpressStop chain, including 60 convenience stores with gas in Michigan and Ohio. The acquisition complements GPM’s consolidation strategy and adds to its already existing stores in Michigan and Ohio. “We are excited to complete this…
Breakfast Taquito Joins 7-Eleven’s All-Day Lineup
When it comes to breakfast, 7-Eleven is on a roll. Tasty bacon, egg, cheese and potato breakfast taquitos, filled with everyone’s favorite breakfast foods, are now coming to participating 7-Eleven stores. 7-Eleven will be offering these new breakfast taquitos 24/7 – just like everything else. Great for breakfast on the run or as a snack…
Beck Suppliers Celebrates 70th Anniversary
“Honest products and friendly service at a fair price.” If that sounds to you like the values of a business from a long-ago era, you’d be right. But it’s also the operating principle of one of the most successful family-owned businesses in Ohio — a Fremont-based company founded in 1950 that recently celebrated its 70th…
Soapy Joe’s Wins Stevie Award for Tunnel of Love Promo
Soapy Joe’s was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the PR Campaign of the Year category in the 19th Annual American Business Awards for its Tunnel of Love 2020 campaign. Soapy Joe’s Tunnel of Love 2020 campaign took place on Valentine’s Day and brought the San Diego community together by celebrating love,…
Hershey Buying Better-for-You Brand Lily’s
The Hershey Co. announced it will acquire high-growth, better-for-you (BFY) confectionery brand Lily’s. Lily’s will add a key better-for-you confection brand to Hershey’s portfolio of iconic chocolate and candy favorites. “Hershey is focused on developing a BFY confection portfolio that offers a variety of choices to meet the evolving needs of our consumers,” said Hershey…
Travel Plans Increase, As Does Price of Gas
Americans are conflicted about summer travel this year. With more people vaccinated and the economy opening, 57 percent of Americans plan to take at least one road trip this summer, up substantially from 2020’s 31 percent, according to GasBuddy’s annual summer travel survey. The biggest roadblock? High gas prices. The national average price of gasoline…
Love’s Kicks Off Summer Drive Promo
Love’s Travel Stops is now giving customers the chance to save money on food, snacks and drinks this summer with its Summer Drive deals. Customers can save $1 or more on today’s most popular items, including Love’s-branded food and drinks, through June 30. The company based the deals off of customer habits to provide the…
Parkland Releases Strong First Quarter Numbers
Parkland Corp., based in Calgary, Alberta, recently announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2021, which ended March 31. “We delivered a strong start to the year and have high confidence in our 2021 outlook,” said Bob Espey, Parkland president and CEO. “In addition to strong underlying business performance, we progressed…
FDA Releases List of Deemed New Tobacco Products
On May 20, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted the list of deemed new tobacco products for which a premarket application was submitted to FDA via the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) pathway by Sept. 9, 2020. The list includes over 6 million products. In February, FDA posted the list of deemed…
New Track My Order Tool Helps Core-Mark Customers With Delivery Logistics
Core-Mark International has made its innovative delivery management tool, Track My Order, available to all of the company’s 40,000 retail customers across the U.S. and Canada. Introduced in early 2020 in select Core-Mark divisions, the free Track My Order application enables retailers to receive real-time updates on delivery status, either by e-mail or text. It…