Giving back is important to Stewart’s Shops, which employs over 4,500 people and operates over 337 shops across New York and southern Vermont. In December, the c-store chain announced it was donating $1,000 to BluePath Service Dogs, a nonprofit organization that works to provide service dogs to individuals with Autism. But that’s only one of…
Rutter’s Sponsoring Scholarships for Employees, Families
Rutter’s Children’s Charities announced its sponsorship of eight Ridge Scholarships totaling $20,000 for Rutter’s employees or children of eligible employees seeking secondary education. The Ridge Scholarships are in addition to the current annual scholarship offerings for Rutter’s employees, and their families. The Ridge Scholarships, presented by the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), were created to…
7-Eleven Offers $1 Pizza for Delivery on Super Bowl Sunday
7-Eleven and its 7NOW delivery app are running a pizza delivery special on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. Customers can get a large pizza pie — hot or ready to bake — for $1 in the 7NOW delivery app. The delivery-only offer will be automatically applied at checkout when placing an order in the app.…
Stuzo Partners With Fraud Protection Solution Provider Kount
Stuzo and Kount announced that Kount has become a preferred fraud protection partner for Stuzo’s Open Commerce product suite and for custom commerce, loyalty and mobile storefront software built by Stuzo’s enterprise Managed Software Services team. Stuzo and Kount partnered to bring Kount’s industry-leading, AI-driven fraud prevention solution, offering unparalleled protection and enabling seamless customer…
Love’s Offers Extra Pay to Employees Who Take the COVID-19 Vaccine
Love’s Travel Stops announced that it will pay its employees to voluntarily receive the COVID-19 vaccination. All employees are included: Love’s Truck Care and Speedco centers, alternative fuel provider Trillium, its commodity trading company Musket, the Gemini trucking fleet, its hotels and more. In doing so, Love’s becomes the first nationwide travel stop network to…
GasBuddy Launches Fuel Discounts for Gig Delivery Drivers
GasBuddy, the travel and navigation app used by more North American drivers to save money on gas, this week announced a new B2B program, Payments-as-a-Service, enabling companies to recruit, reward and retain their consumers and employees with discounted and free gas. The national average for a gallon of gasoline is projected to rise in 2021…
Report: Ethanol Emits Lower Emissions
A recent report published by Environmental Research Letters found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than gasoline, up from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. The report, “Carbon intensity of corn ethanol in the United States: state of the science,” was led by David MacIntosh, chief science officer of Environmental…
Coalition of Attorneys General Urge FDA To Ban Menthol Cigarettes
A bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general has submitted a letter calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban menthol cigarettes. The coalition, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, argued in the letter that a ban on menthol cigarettes would benefit public health overall, decrease youth…
Market Express Convenience Stores Add Naughty Chile Taqueria
Market Express, a division of Brewer-Hendley Oil Co., has added Naughty Chile Taqueria, a licensed Mexican food concept for convenience stores, in the Market Express Shell Station in Wesley Chapel, N.C. The c-store chain was eager to tap into the increasingly heated market for authentic, fresh and flavorful Mexican food. “I was introduced to Naughty…
Alltown Debuts Touchless Payment Option
Global Partners‘ Alltown has implemented PayByCar Inc. services at all 30 of its locations in Massachusetts. Customers will be able to pay for gas and other goods directly from their mobile device, without ever having to take out cash, a credit card or mobile app. Upon entering an Alltown location, PayByCar recognizes the car’s transponder…