A fired cashier at a BP gas station in Jonesboro, Ark., allegedly obtained more than 50 customer credit and debit card numbers and used at least one to buy goods, KAIT news in Arkansas reported. Police said they discovered the cards on Zach Houston, 23, after he walked into the gas station intoxicated Saturday night.…
7-Eleven Inc. Sues Florida Franchisee For $5M
7-Eleven Inc. filed a federal lawsuit this week against a franchisee who the company says was "mistakenly" given nearly $5 million and won’t give it back, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. 7-Eleven spokeswoman Margaret Chablis told the News-Journal that 7-Eleven closed the store at Clyde Morris Boulevard and Big Tree Road earlier in the week,…
Rutter’s Donates $45 K To United Way
Rutter’s marked the opening of its first Carlisle-area convenience store by donating $45,000 to United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County to provide childcare scholarships, the company said. Rutter’s Farm Stores opened Dec. 5 in Middlesex Township in Cumberland County. The company also has a store in Shippensburg, Pa. “Rutter’s is proud to be a…
ExxonMobil Gives $2M To Students
For the ninth year the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program has provided grants to local schools across the nation, this year donating $2 million in grants to 4,000 students in 43 states. The students, grades kindergarten through 12th, will each receive a $500 grant to enhance their work in math and science programs. “ExxonMobil and our…
ExxonMobil Gives $2M To Students
For the ninth year the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program has provided grants to local schools across the nation, this year donating $2 million in grants to 4,000 students in 43 states. The students, grades kindergarten through 12th, will each receive a $500 grant to enhance their work in math and science programs. “ExxonMobil and our…
PDQ Appoints Exclusive Distributor In New England
Touch-free car wash system manufacturer PDQ Manufacturing Inc. appointed New England Car Wash Equipment as an exclusive distributor to serve the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Littleton, Mass.-based New England Car Wash will distribute PDQ’s full line of products, including LaserWash and Tandem RiteTouch vehicle wash systems,…
Wholesale Jump
Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, DTN Retail gasoline prices along the West Coast will move higher during the holidays, climbing in front of Christmas due to a jump in wholesale prices of the fuel after gasoline production in California was unexpectedly lost in mid to late December because of mechanical problems at oil refineries. Gasoline…
Rutter’s Marks Another Opening By Giving
Celebrating the opening of its first convenience store in Chambersburg, Pa., Rutter’s Farm Stores has donated $3,000 to three charitable organizations. “We’re proud to be a part of the Chambersburg community and to support these worthy organizations and the many good things they do,” said Scott Hartman, president and CEO at Rutter’s Farm Stores. The…
Some Flavor to Savor
Consumers looking for a lightly flavored, unsweetened bottled water will find it in February 2009 when Coca-Cola launches its new Dasani essence – a flavored water with a tinge of all-natural fruit flavor. According to a Nielsen study last month, the unsweetened flavored water market is growing faster than any other segment in the $11…
EZ Energy USA To Acquire 42 Gas Stations
EZ Energy USA Inc., the U.S. entity of Israeli-based EZ Energy Ltd., has signed a contract to acquire 42 gas stations in the U.S. and all related inventory – as well as four lots – for a reported $32.6 million, according to McClatchy-Tribune news service. Investec Bank (UK) and a private investor will invest $7…