At the first-ever Global Ethanol Summit in Washington, D.C., Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor spoke to more than 400 attendees from 60 countries about retailer adoption of ethanol bends and the fuel’s growing popularity in the U.S. and abroad: “Some of the most well-known U.S. retailers like Kwik Trip, Casey’s, Sheetz, not only carry the nation’s…
C-Store Bakeries Impress with Local and Fresh
Bakery items can be geared toward morning or all dayparts, feature new flavors or focus on the classics. The bottom line: make sure products are fresh, local and promoted. Rutter’s Food Service Category Supervisor Chad White said the chain has been focusing on its bakery menu for the past few months. “We’ve been looking to…
Thorntons Opens New Store in Illinois
Thorntons is pleased to announce the opening of our newest store located at 1600 North Rand Road in Prospect Heights, IL. The store opened its doors Thursday evening, Oct. 10, with a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting event on Friday, Oct. 11. The location is the company’s 75th store in the state of Illinois…
QuikTrip, Wawa and Sheetz Top Consumer Choice C-Store List
Customer data science consultant dunnhumby this week announced QuikTrip, Wawa and Sheetz are the top retailers in the $654.3 billion U.S. Convenience market, according to the second annual dunnhumby “Retailer Preference Index for the Convenience Channel” (RPI). Released today, the RPI surveyed nearly 7,000 U.S. households to determine which of the top 27 c-store retailers…
Recap of 2019 Inaugural GRITT Summit
More than 150 people attended the Inaugural GRITT Summit 2019 in September, located at the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in St. Louis, to learn, develop and get inspired from over 30 sessions. Broken down into three different tracks to choose from — leadership development, business and foodservice — sessions covered a variety of topics, including how…
Building Loyalty Has Its Own Rewards
There’s little doubt that loyalty programs pay off for c-store operators. Loyalty program members are known to purchase more, bringing a higher basket ring per shopping trip. How much more do they spend? According to the June 2019 “C-Store Shopper Report: How to Fuel Customer Loyalty” by Researchscape International, commissioned by software developer PDI, rewards…
Rutter’s Transforms Menu with New Plant-Based Offerings
Rutter’s announced last week that the Convenience Store Chain will be adding to their award-winning food service menu with new plant-based items. Rutter’s will be the first convenience store to offer products from JUST and Dr. Praeger’s, with the launch of their plant-based egg patties and burgers, which will be sold at all of Rutter’s…
Whole Foods to Test Robot Barista
Whole Foods has partnered with Briggo to utilize the company’s robotic barista in the new Houston-Midtown Whole Foods Market, scheduled to open Nov. 7. Briggo will deliver shoppers an innovative, in-store coffee service which also includes Whole Foods Market artisan house brand, Allegro Coffee. Houston shoppers can experience Briggo’s “Connected Coffee” while ordering ahead via…
Love’s Opens 500th Location
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened new travel stops in Edon, Ohio, and St. Clair, Mich., marking 500 locations for the company. The Edon store, located on State Route 49, adds 60 jobs and 111 truck parking spaces to Williams County. The St. Clair store, located off Interstate 94, adds 50 jobs and 104 truck parking…
Sheetz Kicks Off October Campaign for Special Olympics
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz this week announced a new October campaign to raise funds for the Special Olympics, a nonprofit focused on creating a new world of inclusion and community. Customers at all of Sheetz’s 596 locations will have the opportunity to support the Special Olympics through donation boxes near the register and also adding donations…