Students and faculty now have healthier snack options to eat on-the-go, as Del Monte fresh fruit and vegetables are being sold in vending machines across university, college and school campuses, nationwide. The University of Notre Dame, The University of Miami and Miami-Dade College are among the first higher education institutions taking concrete steps to help…
BP Aims To Offer Price Rollback Technology Network-wide
BP Products North America Inc. plans to be the first fuel company in the U.S. to deliver price rollback technology that awards instant cents-off-per-gallon savings at the pump to consumers throughout its BP-branded network. As of Jan. 31, more than 350 eligible sites have begun the BP-funded and managed technology deployment process with the remainder of…
The Pantry Chooses KSS for Fuel Price Management
The Pantry Inc. has selected a suite of KSS products to provide day-to-day fuel price management and optimization at more than 1,600 retail locations in the southeastern U.S. The Pantry will use the PriceNet, PriceNet Web, KSS Analytics, KSS Mapping and KSS Visualizer solutions. The Cary, N.C.-based company will implement these KSS products to enable…
NATO Fights New York On Proposed Ban of Flavored Tobacco
This week, the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) sent a letter to all 213 members of the New York state legislature urging them to defer legislative action on Bill Number A.9482, which aims to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the state except for products with a tobacco, menthol, mint or…
Suncor Sells Non-Core Assets in Northeast B.C.
Calgary, Alberta-based Suncor Energy has reached an agreement with Progress Energy Resources Corp. to sell certain natural gas properties for about $390 million (in Canadian dollars). Current production on these lands is about 43.8 million cubic feet equivalent per day (mmcfe/d). The sale includes properties known as Jedney, Beg and Blueberry, which are located in…
Casey’s Sponsors USMTS National Tour
Casey’s General Stores is continuing its tradition of being the title sponsor of the U.S. Modified Touring Series (USMTS) National Tour and the Hunt for the USMTS National Championship for at least the next three seasons, USMTS reported. For the seventh straight year, the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour campaign will kick off with…
American Airlines Center Opens 7-Eleven Franchise
American Airlines Center (AAC) is in final negotiations with the Dallas-based convenience store chain to open a 7-Eleven store accessible from inside and outside the building, the Dallas Morning News reported. AAC, home to the Mavericks and Stars professional sports teams, plans to place the 7-Eleven at the arena’s northeast corner near its parking garage, could…
Kansas C-Stores Offer Compromise on Beer
A struggle over liquor laws in Kansas continues, the Kansas City Star reported. C-stores and grocery stores have for years sought the right to sell full-strength beer in Kansas, but liquor stores have successfully blocked the legislation. This year the grocers and convenience store owners came up with a compromise for state lawmakers-allow c-stores to…
Soft Drink Industry Squashes Tax Plan
The soft drink industry has successfully stopped a plan that aimed to tax sugared beverages, the Los Angeles Times reported. Advocates had said the proposed tax would have reduced obesity and helped finance healthcare reform. And public health advocates assumed the tax would accepted by congressional Democrats searching for revenue to fund expanded health insurance…
Bumpy Ride for Gasoline Prices
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN The first week in February saw the most price volatility in the wholesale gasoline market since late September 2009 when crude oil started its march higher into October and pulled fuel prices up too, with wild price swings triggered during periods of market uncertainty. Interestingly though,…