Circle K and The Pantry have joined the International Carwash Association’s (ICA) WaterSavers program this month, raising the number of participating carwash locations to 570. Currently, more than 100 companies are registered with WaterSavers, a national marketing program designed to help professional carwashes promote environmentally friendly business practices. Circle K registered 64…
Kum & Go Opens 21 Stores in 2009
Kum & Go, L.C. will have opened 21 new stores in six states by the end of 2009. These stores have been constructed with an eye on environmental efficiency and the intent to naturally fit into the community they serve. Each store brings with it about 15-20 new associate jobs. “We have…
Muscle Milk Gets NSF Certification
CytoSport Inc., a manufacturer of sports-oriented nutritional products, announced that Muscle Milk (Vanilla Crème, Chocolate and Cookies ‘N Crème) has earned certification from NSF International’s Athletic Banned Substances Certification program. The NSF Certified for Sport program is designed to reduce the risk that a dietary or sports supplement contains banned substances. The…
Sunoco, Godwin Pumps Play Santa
Bridgeport, N.J.-based Godwin Pumps teamed up once again this year with Sunoco Philadelphia to participate in Operation Santa Claus, a gift drive organized by the Office for Youth and Young Adults of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The drive is non-sectarian, and finds information on those that will receive gifts through various local community…
Rutter’s Opens Environmentally Friendly Location
On Christmas Eve, Rutter’s Farm Stores opened its newest location, at 14 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Stewartstown, York County, Pa. The new location created 40 jobs and will be open around the clock. It also marks Rutter’s biggest and most environmentally friendly store yet. Rutter’s plans to continue to operate its existing…
Rutter’s Donates $204,000 to 30 Charities
It has been a big year of giving for Rutter’s Farm Stores. Rutter’s has presented charitable donations totaling $204,000 to 30 organizations-in addition to previously announced contributions totaling $56,500 to 11 food pantries-bring Rutter’s total 2009 giving to $260,000. Including 2009, Rutter’s charitable giving has topped $2 million over the past seven…
Quick Chek Presents Donation To Middletown Volunteer Fire Department
Middletown Quick Chek representatives have presented a donation of $2,214 to members of the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department. The donation represents 25 cents for every sub, sandwich and wrap sold during the Middletown Quick Chek’s first 30 days in operation, which ran Sept. 22 to Oct. 21, following the store’s recent grand…
Wilson Farms Raises $30,000 for Meals on Wheels
In its sixth consecutive year, “Step Up to the Plate” a fundraising campaign to benefit the homebound elderly and disabled served by Meals on Wheels programs raised more than $30,000 in November through the support of Wilson Farms’ customers. All Wilson Farms, Sugarcreek and Wilson Farms Xpress stores statewide participated in the campaign…
7-Eleven Offers The Gift of Game
In a holiday shopping season some experts forecast to be cloudy, 7-Eleven Inc. has been driving sales with prepaid gaming gift cards. Prepaid gaming gift cards are used to enhance players’ experience in Massively Multi-player Online Games, or MMOGs, a popular activity with hundreds of millions around the world. And 7-Eleven stores have…
Salmonella Found in Hazelnuts
Whole Foods, Kunze Farms, Willamette Filbert Growers, Evonuk Oregon Hazelnuts, Harry and David, and Mountain Man Nut & Fruit Co. are recalling hazelnuts due to salmonella. Kunze Farms of Dayton, Oregon is recalling 32,950 pounds of hazelnut kernels due to potential contamination by Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal…