Fieldhouse named VP, GM for convenience channels. General Mills has appointed Tim Fieldhouse to vice president, general manager, Convenience Channels. In his new role, Fieldhouse is responsible for General Mills’ business in key segments including Convenience Stores, Vending, and Non-Food Retailers in addition to the company’s Restaurant Accounts business segment. Prior to his current role,…
susser shows secondquarter growth
Strong margins shown for the fiscal year. Susser Holdings Corp. has revealed the financial results for the second quarter of 2007, reporting earnings that raised 67% from last year, helped by better-than-expected retail fuel margins and good gains in merchandise sales, both overall and on a same-store basis. The company also raised its merchandise same-store…
sheetz remains entangled in tainted tomato lawsuit
The chain and one bankrupt supplier are last two defendants in the case. Blair County Judge Jolene Kopriva dismissed a group of tomato suppliers from a lawsuit brought by a man who claims he was sickened by salmonella-tainted tomatoes he got at a Sheetz store in 2004, according to the Associated Press. The judge said…
deweese up for sale
Super Stop! owner puts all of its properties on the block. Meridian, Miss.-based Deweese Enterprises Inc. (DEI) and its Super Stop! were placed on the sales block by NRC Realty Advisors LLC. Super Stop! currently owns and operates 45 convenience stores located in the Meridian and Jackson, Miss. and Southern Alabama markets, a gasoline distribution…
sunoco and nascar give away gas
Fuel 5000 promotion launches for third straight summer. Sunoco, the Official Fuel of Nascar, has launched the Sunoco Free Fuel 5000 summer promotion. For the third consecutive year, the Free Fuel 5000 rewards customers for visiting Sunoco with free gas. Consumers are encouraged to enter by stopping at one of more than 4,000 participating Sunoco…
chicago considers bottled water tax
Chicago is evaluating a tax of 10 to 25 cents on the cost of every bottle of water sold in the state, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Currently, Chicago citizens are preparing for post-election tax increases to close a $217 million budget gap, but that hasn’t stopped the city from evaluating the added money bottled…
toa reorganizes employee structure
Company eliminates 160 corporate staffing positions. TravelCenters of America LLC revealed that it expects to eliminate about 100 positions in its company as well as another 60 positions in Petro Stopping Centers L.P., which it acquired in May, as part of a new reorganization plan. The company expects to incur $2 million to $3 million…
Gilbarco and Kickback join forces
Gilbarco has certified a loyalty program from KickBack Rewards Systems, Twin Falls, Idaho, for use with its Passport point-of-sale (POS) system with Version 6 software. The KickBack Rewards Systems specializes in turnkey, custom-designed proprietary loyalty programs for convenience store operators. Passport supports full integration with KickBack Rewards Systems through a generic, loyalty program interface that…
krist oil fined over consumer law violations
State court forces company to pay fee of $3,933. Iron River, Mich.-based Krist Oil Co has agreed to pay a fine of $3,933 to over allegations that it violated Wisconsin’s consumer protection law, according to Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen. The Wisconsin Department of Justice brought a civil action in Marinette County Circuit Court, charging…
petro group buys 110 us gas stations
Acquisition set to be finished by the end of 2007. Israel-based Petro Group Ltd. controlled by Arcadi Gaydmak through Ameris Holdings Ltd., has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 110 U.S. gas stations and convenience stores Coast for $60 million, plus inventory when the deal is closed, through its subsidiary GPM Investments LLC. The…