On Thursday, Oct. 6, at the 2021 National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Chicago, educational sessions provided convenience retailers with key insights on a range of topics to help them better compete. Cold Vault in 2021: Trends and Takeaways The cold vault of 2021 is vastly different from the cold vault of 20…
NACS Sessions Cover Drive-Throughs, Foodservice Sampling and More
The 2021 NACS Show’s education sessions continued Wednesday, Oct. 6, covering a range of topics important to convenience retailers and supplier partners alike. In The Convenience of Drive-Thru: Are C-Stores Asleep at The Wheel? This session looked at the recent exponential growth of drive-through sales for QSR and fast-casual brands — the brands that are…
PFSbrands Names Hutchison VP of Business Development
Leading foodservice provider PFSbrands has promoted Mason Hutchison of St. Louis to the position of vice president 0f business development. Since joining PFSbrands in 2019, Hutchison has been instrumental in building relationships with key wholesalers and retailers, driving innovative technology solutions, and promoting regional growth through new accounts. As VP of business development, he will…
7-Eleven Announces Deals for National Taco Day
Participating 7-Eleven stores are celebrating National Taco Day on Monday, Oct. 4, with “grande” deals on their popular mini tacos. 7-Eleven is offering separate mini taco deals for in-store purchase and delivery orders. The one-day deals include: 10/$1 in-store — 7Rewards loyalty members can pick up 10 mini tacos for just $1 at participating 7-Eleven…
Chocolate Hazelnut and Pumpkin Harvest Coffee
Red Diamond Coffee & Tea is expanding its seasonal limited-time offer (LTO) flavors with a brand-new Chocolate Hazelnut coffee. Operators now have the opportunity to offer customers two LTO coffees made by Red Diamond, including the trending fall staple, Pumpkin Harvest, in addition to the new Chocolate Hazelnut. The coffee flavors are available in 2.5-ounce […]
5 Ways to Boost Hot Coffee Sales
C-store operators know a profitable foodservice offering hinges on a high-quality coffee program. But after the COVID-19 pandemic paused some workplace commutes, many retailers watched their morning coffee sales plummet. Now, retailers are working to recapture coffee sales as more customers return to life as usual. Here are five ways to become the go-to coffee…
Stewart’s Closes on Blueox Acquisition, Opens Two New Shops in New York
Stewart’s Shops announced it has officially purchased the Blueox Neighborhood Market c-store chain based in Central New York. The stores are located in Fort Plain, Bridgewater, Mt. Upton, Norwich, Oxford and Hamilton, N.Y. The company rebranded these six Blueox stores to Stewart’s Shops and is opening three newly rebuilt shops. “Our stores, and especially the…
Announcing the Winners of CStore Decisions’ 2021 Hot New Products Contest
Thousands of new SKUs and services are launched each year. Which ones will be successful and gain traction? CStore Decisions let our retailer panel of judges decide. In this video-based product contest, winners were determined by a point system that included innovation, packaging, likeliness to carry or implement in stores and more. New products/services are […]
Gradual Recovery Continues for Restaurant Industry
Despite bad weather and the delta variant spread, consumer online and physical restaurant visits in August continued to recover from last year’s steep declines, according to market analyst The NPD Group. U.S. restaurant traffic increased by +5% over the -10% decline in August 2020 and declined by -5% compared to the pre-pandemic level in August…
Vroom Delivery Launches Skipcart to Aid C-Stores
With the addition of national last-mile delivery service Skipcart to its platform, Vroom Delivery is enabling c-stores to automatically route orders between multiple third party delivery services on an order-by-order basis based on cost, speed and serviceability. Vroom is already partnered with Doordash Drive and robot delivery service Tortoise. With the addition of Skipcart, Vroom’s…