Froggy — the riot grrrl punk rock band out of Doylestown, Penn. — bandmates Morgan, Brooke and Fiona caught the attention of 7-Eleven with the release of their song and smartphone-shot music video, “7-Eleven Nachos,” in January of this year. Instead of just giving the video a reshare and a comment, 7-Eleven took their social…
CHART Announces Sponsor Relationship With SparkLearn
The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) announced a new sponsor relationship with SparkLearn, a communications and training platform helping hospitality companies streamline content delivery to their workforce. “Hospitality trainers and human resources professionals are looking for the latest solutions in learning and development,” said CHART President Serah Morrissey. “SparkLearn’s adaptive learning approach provides…
EG Group Serving Its Fall Pumpkin Spice Lineup
EG Group announced that it brought back its pumpkin spice lineup of coffees and pastries to locations nationwide to celebrate the start of fall. EG America’s family of more than 1,700 stores includes Certified Oil, Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf ‘n Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Tom Thumb and Turkey Hill. The seasonal favorite…
Kum & Go Ups Its Foodservice Game
Family-owned convenience retail chain Kum & Go is launching a new fresh food menu at stores in Little Rock, Ark., and the surrounding metro area. Its aim is to significantly elevate convenience store food with a menu that’s more on par with fast casual restaurants. The new made-to-order food includes grain bowls, premium meat and…
Tri Star Energy Opens New Twice Daily and White Bison Coffee Location
Nashville-based Tri Star Energy celebrated the grand opening of a Twice Daily convenience store and White Bison Coffee in Madison, Ala. Located at 8426 Hwy 72 W., the concept combines convenience and quality with Twice Daily’s convenience store and White Bison Coffee’s artisan coffee beverages and fresh, handcrafted café menu. This is the brands’ third…
White Castle Offers Cash Prizes to Vaccinated Team Members
White Castle announced a monthlong program to thank its own team members who opt for the vaccine: $100,000 in cash prizes. The family-owned business has been an ardent supporter of essential workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, giving free meals to healthcare workers, making food deliveries to grocery and food retail workers, and offering discounts to…
Parker’s Kitchen Opens Location in Moncks Corner, S.C.
Parker’s — CStore Decisions’ 2020 Convenience Store Chain of the Year — recently opened a new Parker’s Kitchen at 106 Foxbank Plantation Road in Moncks Corner, S.C. Strategically positioned near S.C. Hwy. 52 just north of Goose Creek, the new Parker’s Kitchen location offers a selection of the company’s award-winning, Southern-style, made-from-scratch food for breakfast,…
DoorDash Delivers Track Menu Favorites Through NASCAR Refuel
Racing enthusiasts and food fans alike can now sample menu items from a dozen NASCAR racing venues thanks to NASCAR Refuel, the first-ever virtual restaurant brand paired with a national spectator sporting organization. The effort is a collaboration of Virtual Dining Concepts in partnership with NASCAR and DoorDash. The launch comes exclusively through DoorDash or…
Casey’s Launches New Breakfast Menu
Casey’s introduced its new breakfast lineup, featuring its Signature Handheld, a handmade breakfast sandwich that starts with Casey’s made-from-scratch dough; an all-new Loaded Breakfast Burrito; and a Loaded Breakfast Bowl. This first-ever handmade breakfast lineup paired with new, fresh-brewed, bean-to-cup coffee will provide its guests with a fast, easy and delicious breakfast of their choice.…
S. Abraham & Sons Innovates With Convenient To-Go Salads
S. Abraham & Sons, a subsidiary of Imperial Trading Co., a convenience distributor to approximately 3,500 retailers in eight states throughout the Midwest, is switching its Fruit Ridge Farms brand salads to locally-grown lettuce from Revolution Farms, Michigan’s largest year-round lettuce farm. The Caledonia, Mich.-based hydroponic greenhouse will provide salad and lettuce blends that will…