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What Is Kombucha?
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What Is Kombucha?
Once upon a time, convenience store coolers sold mostly soft drinks. Today, customers are demanding a range of beverage options. What’s more, beverage channels are blurring and healthy options and interesting flavor combinations are driving sales. Enter kombucha. Kombucha is a fermented tea with probiotic and immunity boosting benefits that is often sold in cooler…
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White Paper: The E15 Advantage: Get the secrets to generating maximum fuel sales volume & increased marginsBy Mike O’Brien, Vice President of Market Development In the competitive fuel sales business, retailers need every advantage they can…
White Paper: Effortless Energy Efficiency For C-StoresIn today’s marketplace, retailers can’t afford to ignore inefficiencies that waste time and resources. Energy use is one area where…
How to Improve Your C-Store SecurityWhile certain crime significantly increased over the last year, robberies were reported to decrease by 7.1 percent in the first…
7-Eleven Customers Could Win a PlayStation 57-Eleven’s offering new, extremely limited-edition cups for each of its signature proprietary beverages — Slurpee, Big Gulp and coffee. Purchase…
White Paper: Optimizing Labor at C-Stores During Uncertain TimesConvenience store retailers are being pushed to quickly adapt to large shifts in the retail industry. Customers today expect a…
Ways to Offer E15, Unleaded 88Adopting E15 is oftentimes easier than retailers think, depending on infrastructure already set in place. Fill out the form to…
The Top Five Snacks Driving C-store SalesIn 2019, c-store foodservice sales were up 4.4%. And while sales slowed during the pandemic, consumers felt that C-store foodservice…
Boost Sales In Your Cold Vault: 2020 Juice Trends ReportStrengthen your juice sales with insight into nationwide and regional sales trends showing what is selling, and where. Skupos has…
Compatibility With E15 and Higher Blends of EthanolAdopting E15 is oftentimes easier than retailers think, depending on infrastructure already set in place. Fill out the form to…
C-Stores Win Big With Branded Foodservice ProgramsThroughout the years, convenience stores have evolved from offering prepackaged, quick snacks to complete meals for the consumer on-the-go. And…
Are You Aware of a Game-Changing Fuel?Biodiesel and renewable diesel have likely been on your fleet customers’ minds for a few years now — their usage…
Why Biodiesel Blends Make Sense for C-StoresElectric vehicles may be the shiny new object garnering attention right now, but the diesel engine will continue dominating the…
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Swisher Board of Directors Elects John Miller as President, CEO
Swisher announced that its Board of Directors has elected John Miller to serve as Swisher’s president and CEO Miller has served in senior leadership roles during his tenure at Swisher, including most recently as president since 2017. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of sales and marketing with responsibility for its core tobacco…
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The 2021 Social Media AwardsCStore Decisions, for the ninth consecutive year, is recognizing convenience store chains standing out on social media. If there was…
CStore Decisions’ 2020 40 Under 40 C-Store Leaders to Watch2020 has brought challenges to the c-store industry like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in spring, changing the way…
C-Stores Conquer New HR ChallengesCStore Decisions’ and Humetrics’ 12th annual Human Resources (HR) Benchmarking Survey polled c-store retailers — between Jan. 5 and March…
The 2020 Social Media AwardsCStore Decisions, for the eighth consecutive year, is recognizing convenience store chains leading the way on social media and mobile…
2019 40 Under 40Today’s retail environment is changing faster than ever before as technological disruption pushes c-stores to adapt for the future while…
C-Stores Rally in Tight Labor MarketBy Mel Kleiman, President, Humetrics and Erin Del Conte, Executive Editor Convenience Store Decisions and Humetrics recently collaborated on our…
2018 40 under 40 Effective and well-trained leaders are invaluable when it comes to formulating and communicating new strategic directions, motivating employees, satisfying…
2019 Category Management ReviewConvenience categories are evolving quickly. This year, CSD highlights the latest movers and profitable moneymakers. A CSD Staff Report If…
The 2019 Social Media AwardsSocial media trends are evolving and savvy chains are keeping pace, going into 2019. CSD recognizes c-store chains succeeding at…
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Complete Snack LineWerner Gourmet Meat Snacks Inc. is announcing a new look for its complete Snack Line. The Werner Snacks products include…
Zero-Touch Cutlery DispenserSelf-Serve Safe is the only single station, zero-touch, cutlery dispenser available in the market. Not only is Self-Serve Safe eco-friendly…
Four-Pod PacksThe Vuse vapor brand announced a national expansion of Vuse Alto Golden Tobacco 5.0% and Alto Menthol 5.0% four-pod packs…
On-Pack ExpressionsM&M’S Messages are returning to store shelves with new on-pack expressions for consumers to enjoy, while inspiring connections through one…
Texas Brisket Egg SandwichEinstein Bros. Bagels’ new Texas Brisket Egg Sandwich is available starting Feb. 25. 2021, for a limited time. Featured on…
Hard Fruit Cider FlavorsAngry Orchard announced the launch of Angry Orchard Peach Mango and Angry Orchard Strawberry hard fruit ciders made with real…
Organic Peanut Butter CupsThe Reese’s brand is introducing Organic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, available in dark and milk chocolate. This is one giant…
Single-Serve Mini OmeletJimmy Dean Omelet Minis are made with premium, signature seasoned Jimmy Dean breakfast meats, real eggs and cheese and are…
Health and Safety EquipmentNew standards such as curbside or in-store pickup require information to be clearly understood by your customers prior to entering.…
Kentucky Straight BourbonWolf Spirit Distillery launched Puncher’s Chance 100% Kentucky Straight Bourbon in September 2020, mid-pandemic. After only four full months of…
Dipping SaucesChester’s Chicken has added five new dipping sauces to the menu to accompany their delicious chicken. Consumer data shows that…
Unicorn Magic Shell Ice Cream ToppingSmucker’s Unicorn Magic Shell ice cream topping features a white cupcake flavor with beautiful speckles of pink, blue and purple.…