Parkland Fuel Corp., through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries, Parkland USA, has completed the acquisition of the assets of Mort Distributing Inc. and its affiliates. Founded in 1958, Mort is a family-owned marketer and distributor of fuels and lubricants serving retail, commercial and wholesale customers. Mort’s operations are focused in Montana, which will enable Parkland…
High’s Launches Private Label Rewards and Payment Program
Baltimore-based High’s, in partnership with ZipLine, has launched loyalty and payment platform High’s Rewards and Carroll Pay at all 49 High’s locations. The program includes mobile debit payment and personalized rewards. “A growing segment of our customers prefer debit payment and expect immediate rewards,” said Noah Sanders, Sr. Analytics and Implementation Manager at High’s. “With ZipLine’s single platform…
Congress Set to Pass Tobacco 21 Law
The House of Representatives passed a $1.4 trillion spending package that includes a provision prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products to people under the age of 21. U.S. lawmakers on Monday negotiated a deal to add the provision, as well as other changes to health-care law, to the spending bill…
Nouria Energy Acquires Five New England Farms C-Stores, One Car Wash
Nouria Energy Corp. has acquired five convenience stores and one car wash from New England Farms Inc. This acquisition adds further scale to Nouria’s network and expands its geographic footprint into the important Southeastern Massachusetts market. The transaction brings the number of Nouria locations that it operates and supplies in Massachusetts to 109 locations and…
Marathon Petroleum Appoints Jonathan Cohen to Board of Directors
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) has appointed Jonathan Cohen to the company’s board of directors, following an agreement with Elliott Management. Cohen fills the seat of retiring executive and board member Greg Goff. Cohen brings broad industry and financial experience to the board, including as a founder and executive of multiple energy-related businesses in the exploration and…
Circle K Selects Leighton O’Brien for Wetstock Live Software
Circle K has selected fuel analytics technology provider Leighton O’Brien to deploy its Wetstock Live software solution that will underpin its best practice wetstock monitoring program throughout its retail fuel network. Leighton O’Brien is a global fuel analytics technology provider that enables retail fuel networks to reduce risk, prolong asset lifespan and optimize capital spend.…
Senate Confirms Stephen Hahn as Next FDA Commissioner
The Senate has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration with a vote of 72 to 18. Hahn is a radiation oncology expert and the current chief medical executive of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where has been a professor of radiation…
Fuel Prices Lower Due to Lower Demand, Large Build in Stocks
The average fuel price is $2.55, which is nearly five cents cheaper than the beginning of the month, according to AAA, driven by decreasing demand for fuel and increasing stocks. The latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports show gasoline demand at its lowest rate since mid-February and the highest stock levels since this summer. “As…
TravelCenters of America Names New CEO, Managing Director
TravelCenters of America Inc. has appointed Jonathan Pertchik as CEO and Managing Director, effective immediately. Pertchik succeeds Andrew Rebholz, who will continue to advise the company through June 30, 2020. “Jon is a seasoned executive who has led multiple businesses in different industries through various stages of transformation and growth over the past 20 years,”…
Toot’n Totum Expands in Amarillo, Texas
Family-owned, Amarillo-Texas-based Toot’n Totum is looking to hire more than 300 new full- and part-time employees as the company expands, according to KFDA NewsChannel 10 in Amarillo, Texas. Among its benefits. Toot’n Totum offers students a tuition plan to helps pay for college. “It’s the people they have made it successful, and everybody says it,…