The Beer Cave. The separate space – set off from the rest of the interior of a convenience store – that allows retailers to stock cold, adult beverage selections while giving the beer lover and entertaining consumer a space to browse at will. Our continued success with growing beer and wine sales, while impressive,…

Dash In’s parent company, La Plata, Md.-based Wills Group, raised more than $153,000 in support of the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund at its fourth annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic event. This year’s Golf Classic, held on Sept. 14, took place at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Md. To ensure the health and well-being…

California Bioenergy (CalBio), San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron U.S.A. and local California dairy farmers today announced their joint venture, CalBioGas LLC, successfully achieved first renewable natural gas (RNG) production from dairy farms in Kern County, Calif. The milestone underpins the partners’ commitment to provide affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy to California consumers. Manure storage on dairy farms…

With a majority of customers staying home due to the pandemic, alcoholic beverage shoppers are seeking bulk beverage buys from convenience stores. Multi-packs of hard seltzer or beer, and large boxes of wine are in high demand. But above all, hard seltzer shines as the star of the alcoholic beverage category as c-store customers seek…

CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Andrew Slifka, executive vice president of Global Partners to learn more about how the company’s network of c-stores is serving its communities. When COVID-19 hit, Global Partners began donating meals to first responders in its communities. It’s AllTown Fresh c-stores also launched the One for One…

Murphy USA kicked off its Home Office 2020 United Way campaign, generating record employee pledges in excess of $375,000. With the company’s match, the total donation of $750,000 will support Union County United Way organizations, all of which had anticipated the need for greater support due to the impacts of COVID-19 on their local communities.…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) honored a select group of advocates for their contributions to the ethanol industry with an awards video during the 33rd annual ACE conference held virtually in conjunction with the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) and Expo on Sept. 16. Bob Scott, who served as the ACE Board President from 1999…

In an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% and reduce nitrous oxide emissions from cars statewide by 80%, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero emission by 2035. The proposed rule would not ban people from owning gas-powered cars or selling them on the used car…

Pilot Company and the Haslam family have donated $5 million to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to renovate the Emergency Department at the hospital’s main campus on Clinch Avenue in downtown Knoxville, Tenn. The facility will be named Pilot Emergency Care Center in honor of past, present and future Pilot Company team members and their families.…

Located in select Stripes and 7-Eleven stores, Laredo Taco Company restaurants kicked off the monthlong Hispanic Heritage celebration with a free Q Taco offer on the Mexican Diez y Seis de Septiembre holiday, as well as an original video series throughout Hispanic Heritage month, which runs through Oct. 15. On Sept. 16, the restaurant offered…