Customers at convenience stores and restaurants are far less likely to return if they find restrooms that are unhygienic or poorly stocked with supplies, according to a recently completed national online survey. The survey, sponsored by SCA Tissue North America and conducted online by Harris Interactive among a sample of 2,175 adult U.S. foodservice customers,…
The World on its Shoulders
Taylor, Mich.-based Atlas Oil Co., that stalwart of efficient energy practices and environmental consciousness, has been chosen by The Detroit Free Press as one of the best places to work in Southeast Michigan. The newspaper conducted a survey several months ago and recently announced Atlas as a top winner. The company will be recognized in…
New Day For PetroSun
A bid from PetroSun Fuel of Seattle bested a slew of bids from other convenience store and petroleum operators who last month were hoping to snatch up the 600 remaining ConocoPhillips c-store and retail gas sites on the West Coast. PetroSun’s newly created affiliate, Pacific Convenience & Fuel LLC, acquired the sites and joins the…
Abundance at Bountyland
The U.S. Marine Corps’ Parris Island facility is roughly a five-hour drive southeast from Bountyland Quick Stop’s Westminster, S.C., headquarters. That said, new suppliers en route to one of Bountyland’s 11 stores might want to drop by the Marine boot camp and let a drill instructor toss them around for a bit. It’ll spare…
The New Face of Convenience
The late Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s once said, “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” Well, the folks at Rutter’s must be drenched. Fresh off the launch of its convenience store prototype in York, Pa., the executive team at Rutter’s, Scott Hartman, Jeff Leedy and Jerry Weiner,…
Pilot Reinvigorates PaySpot Agreement
Pilot Travel Centers has turned to PaySpot Inc. for an exclusive multi-year, multi-product sales and service agreement designed to expand its in-store prepaid services, according to PaySpot. PaySpot went live in 304 Pilot locations in mid-July, integrating its electronic prepaid product delivery system with Pilot’s existing point-of-sale (POS) system, enabling Pilot to expand its prepaid…
U.S. Food Workers Union Puts Pressure On Tesco
A U.S. food workers’ union has stepped up pressure on Tesco’s Fresh & Easy operations, reporting its ready-meals supplier in the U.S. to labor-relations officials yesterday for the alleged unfair firing of six employees, the UK Independent reported. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) claimed that 2 Sisters Food Group, a supplier to…
Franchisee Locks Horns With Sunoco
A 42-year-old Sunoco franchise owner has camped out in his Cambridge, Mass., gas station for the past week, sleeping on a lawn chair or in his car to fend off what he says are attempts by Sunoco to board up his shop and oust him from a lease the company says he’s repeatedly violated, The…
Dallas City Council Approves Stricter C-Store Security Measures
Dallas City Council unanimously approved an ordinance requiring Dallas convenience stores to enhance their safety programs, The Dallas Morning News reported. The ordinance will be enacted over the next 18 months, and will include requirements that stores register with the city, get high-resolution cameras and install drop safes among other things, the publication reported. Among…
Fuel Spikes Driven by Market
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor for DTN The late July to August slide in retail gasoline prices along the East Coast will likely stall this week, as wholesale prices bumped higher at terminals at major cities and metropolitan areas in states bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In contrast, West Coast consumers should expect pump…