Hoshizaki America Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has introduced two new Cuber Ice Machines, the KM-260B_H and the KM-201B_H. The KM-260B_H produces up to 263 pounds of ice per 24 hours and offers 100 pounds of built-in storage. The KM-201B_H produces up to 201 pounds of ice per 24 hours and has 80 pounds of…
Citgo Petroleum Launches FuelingGood
CITGO Petroleum Corp., Houston, is rewarding local heroes who do good work in their communities with its new FuelingGood program, which launched June 1. The program will continue through the end of the year and will reward CITGO gift cards to the people who do the most good. To be considered for the…
Obama Signs FDA Bill into Law
President Obama has signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which had already passed in both the House and the Senate, at an event at the Rose Garden. The new law will give the FDA the power to regulate tobacco. President Obama, who started smoking as a teenager and has…
Shell Demos Gas of The Future
Customers at a Shell service station are the first in the world to fill their tanks with gasoline containing advanced biofuel made from wheat straw. From June 10 to July 10, the regular gasoline purchased at a Shell service station in Ottawa, Canada will contain 10% cellulosic ethanol. The biofuel is produced locally…
Wal-Mart’s ‘Unbeatable Prices’ Claim to Stay
Wal-Mart can say its prices are unbeatable, but its annual savings claim has got to go, or so said The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (NAD) when they were asked to review the ads by H-E-B Grocery Co. L.P., a competing food and drug retailers. NAD, the advertising…
Fuel Prices Slow Rapid Ascent
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor for DTN After nearly two months of gasoline price increases just about every day, wholesale costs moved lower last week, offering a break in the rapid ascent by pump prices for consumers. Most parts of the country saw a double-digit decline in wholesale gasoline costs in the…
Tennessee C-store Chain to Offer GPS Fleet Tracking
Pilot Corp. is set to offer GPS Fleet Tracking and Information systems to its Pilot fuel card customers. Pilot Travel Centers LLC, which operates 304 travel centers in 40 states and Pilot Corp., which operates 41 c-stores, primarily in the Knoxville, Tenn., has entered a co-marketing agreement with PROCON Inc. to begin offering…
Coupons Go Electronic
Safeway Inc. owned stores nationwide are offering consumers cost savings through an electronic coupon service. By logging onto AOL’s Shortcuts.com, a free, paperless electronic coupon service that links coupons directly to participating grocery store savings cards, shoppers can save at Safeway Inc.’s 1,554 stores, which are located in 22 states and the District…
Police Issue “Good Behavior” Slurpee Tickets
Kids in more than 250 cities and municipalities across the nation may look forward to their next encounter with police this summer, thanks to 7-Eleven stores’ popular Operation Chill program that rewards positive behavior with a cool treat. Through Operation Chill, law enforcement officers from participating local police and sheriff’s departments can “ticket”…
Obama To Sign FDA Bill at Rose Garden Event
President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law today, giving the FDA unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco, the Associated Press reported. An event is scheduled today in the Rose Garden where Obama is scheduled to sign the bill, which allows the FDA to reduce…