Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened a retread plant and distribution center in Laredo, Texas. Fleet owners and professional truck drivers now have greater access to the most extensive tire retread program in the industry. The plant is the fifth retread plant opened by Love’s. “The strong demand for our retread product, new…
GasBuddy Study Reveals C-Store Beverage Purchasing Trends
GasBuddy’s 2019 C-Store Beverage Study shows how Americans’ beverage purchasing habits have shifted toward c-store shopping — 51% make purchases at a convenience store at least once a week, and 20% do so every day. Convenience stores are the destination of choice for 165 million U.S. customers each day, resulting to $242 billion of in-store…
Farm, Biofuel Industry Leaders Testify on EPA Biofuel Hearing
The EPA hosted its annual hearing on next year’s biofuel targets under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Several farm and biofuel industry leaders submitted testimony on the hearing. John Linder, Ohio farmer and board member of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) “The proposed rule we are discussing today allows retroactive refinery exemptions to continue to…
UK’s EG Group Buys Cumberland Farms C-Store Chain
Blackburn, U.K.-based EG Group announced it has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of c-store chain Cumberland Farms, which operates approximately 600 convenience retail stores and fuel stations across seven north-east states and Florida. Cumberland farms employs about 9,000 people. “We very much look forward to becoming part of the EG family,” said…
Roadrunner Markets, Crenco Stores Raise Over $45,000 for St. Jude Campaign
GPM Investments LLC, through its c-store chains Roadrunner Markets and Crenco Stores, raised $45,255.55 during St. Jude’s ‘Give thanks. Give hope.’ campaign by enlisting customers to donate at checkout. Their efforts help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to lead the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Roadrunner Markets and…
V8 Meets Growing Demand for Nutritious, On-the-Go Snacking
As the need for healthy snacks grows, V8 beverages from Campbell’s Foodservice meet the demand for on-the-go snacking across dayparts. Snacking continues to expand in both definition and daypart, with 71% of consumers defining a snack as “any item” and 46% of the U.S. population snacking at least three times per day, according to the…
Nestle to Introduce Chocolate Without Added Sugar
Nestlé announced that the company created a chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit — without adding any refined sugar. Nestlé plans to introduce the first product in Japan in the fall of this year through its KitKat Chocolatory. Further products in other countries will follow next year, through some of Nestlé’s most popular confectionery…
Starbucks Introduces New ‘Starbucks Now’ Retail Experience
Starbucks opened the first ‘Starbucks Now’ store — a retail experience that “integrates Starbucks physical and digital customer touchpoints.” Combining the Starbucks cafe environment with the company’s ‘Mobile Order & Pay’ and ‘Starbucks Delivers’ customer experiences, customers and delivery riders can conveniently get their favorite beverages and food at Starbucks. Located in Beijing, the store…
Enmarket Opens Newly Renovated Store in Savannah, Ga.
Enmarket announced the opening of its newly rebuilt and expanded c-store in Savannah, Ga. The new store was renovated to integrate its appearance into the surrounding historic district. The design of the new 3,522-square-foot convenience store drew from the site’s transportation-related history with its proximity adjacent to the Central of Georgia Railway and Georgia State…
Big Y Foods to Remove Single-Use Plastic Bags from All Locations Aug. 1
Big Y Foods Inc. announced it will eliminate single-use plastic bags at the checkouts of its more than 80 locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut on Aug. 1. The stores will offer discounts on reusable bags through the month of August as customers transition away from plastic, according to the company. “For those shoppers who do…