A $6,500 grant was presented to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. At Handee Marts’ Annual Meeting and Trade Show Dinner, Handee Marts President & CEO Mike Triantafellou, presented a grant check for $6,500 to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. Foundation President Greg Barrett was in attendance and accepted the check on behalf of…
Agriculture Secretary Pushes E85 at a Thorntons in Tenn.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the importance of moving toward a clean energy economy and breaking the country’s unsustainable dependence on foreign oil while visiting a Thorntons convenience store that markets E-85 fuel. “Flex-fuel pumps give Americans a choice to purchase domestically produced renewable transportation fuels,” Vilsack said. “The Obama Administration is working to transform…
Rutter’s Takes Top Honors in Best of York Voting
Rutter’s Farm Stores topped several 2010 Best of York categories, as voted on by readers’ of the York Daily Record, including best milk, and best quick serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rutter’s coffee finished second among voters in the “Best Coffee” category. “Our customers have proven time and time again to be our greatest resource…
National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees Pushes for Swipe Fee Reform
The National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees came out today urging the owners of its 4,900 franchise-owned stores, their nearly 40,000 employees, and their customers to contact their elected representatives by visiting www.unfaircreditcardfees.com which provides individuals with the advocacy tools necessary for communicating their support of the Fed’s current rulemaking process in swipe fee…
Action West Group Selects Aldata
Food broker improves product placement and sales with detailed planograms for perishable products. Action West Group, a food broker specializing in the representation of both branded and corporate brand perishable retail grocery product lines, has partnered with Aldata Solution, a global provider of retail and distribution improvement software. Action West is using the Apollo Space…
Rite Aid Exceeds $50 Million For Children’s Miracle Network
Since 1994, “Rite Aid employees and customers have demonstrated their commitment to children’s health year after year, raising an impressive $50 million since that time,” says CEO of Children’s Miracle Network. Drug store chain Rite Aid has raised more than $50 million for children’s hospitals since becoming a partner in 1994, the Children’s Miracle Network…
Gulf Oil Partners With GoGo Cast
GoGo Cast Go-Screen’s to deliver leading digital merchandising technology that enhances point-of-purchase product promotions at more than 2,500 locations. Gulf Oil L.P. and GoGo Cast Inc., a provider in dynamic content and digital merchandising in the Digital Out of Home (DOOH) space, have started an in-store collaboration that calls for select installations of GoGo Cast’s…
AWMA 2011 Attendance Up
“Our post‐show survey results indicate that we are going in the right direction with a majority of both exhibitors and distributors rating the 2011 show as providing more value than previous shows,” says AWMA CEO. The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) 2011 Show attracted more attendees than any show they have held since the…
Supply Chain Disruptions Slow Gasoline’s Price Decline
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN For the first time since late March, the Energy Information Administration’s U.S. average for all formulations of regular grade gasoline fell during the week-ended May 16, easing 0.5 cents from a 32-month high to $3.960 gallon. The last time the average fell was during the week-ended…
Anheuser-Busch Welcomes Manny Zayas
Anheuser-Busch has appointed Manny Zayas to vice president, convenience stores, National Retail Sales. Zayas is a seasoned executive who brings a wealth of experience from multiple industries—with nearly 20 years in Consumer Product Group (CPG) industries, and 13 of those years dedicated to direct-store-delivery (DSD) beverages. He has held sales, category management and sales…