The Young Executives Organization (YEO) is giving attendees of YEO 2022 the chance to practice team building while giving back through a unique team building opportunity. The YEO Conference will occur from Sept. 7-9 at the Nouria Energy headquarters. At the event, attendees can participate in Operation Playhouse, a program hosted by Habitat for Humanity…
NACS and NielsenIQ Share Industry Report
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and NielsenIQ have teamed up to release their inaugural global convenience retailing industry report. The report provides data, macro trends and analysis across 23 countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. Highlights Thirteen countries experienced growth in convenience store sales during the first quarter of 2022 versus…
Cenex Zip Trip Announces Summer Giveaway
Cenex Zip Trip has launched its third annual “Dog Days of Summer Giveaway,” in which the company will be offering various prizes, including a grand prize of a one-year supply of fuel. Customers who are 21 years and older can visit any of the chain’s 39 locations from now until Sept. 5 to enter the…
Fry Cooks Up Innovation at Dandy’s
Convenience stores continue to elevate their foodservice programs, bringing in chefs to tempt customers with menu offerings that rival those from fast-food restaurants. CStore Decisions caught up with Chef James Fry, foodservice director for Dandy Mini Marts, which operates 66 stores in Pennsylvania and New York. Sixty-three of those locations offer a foodservice program. Fry,…
LTO Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Hunt Brothers Pizza has brought back the limited-time Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza for the eighth time. The pizza features Hunt Brothers Pizza’s original crust covered with creamy ranch sauce, layered with diced chicken, crispy bacon and then topped with a blend of 100% natural part-skim mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. The pizza also incorporates Hunt Brothers […]
M&M’S Halloween Candy Mix
Mars has expanded on its line of M&M’S products with the addition of the M&M’S Mad Scientist Mix. Perfect for any Halloween candy dish, the mix brings together three fan-favorite flavors in one convenient bag, including Milk Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Peanut. M&M’S Mad Scientist Mix will be available in eight-ounce bags. Mars is also […]
Go Time Offers Personal Service with a Small-Town Feel
Started in 2016 as a little country store in Slade, Ky., family-owned and -operated Go Time c-stores still give customers a personal, small-town feel throughout its seven locations in Kentucky, with an eighth site soon to come and a ninth store in the works for 2023. As foodservice flourishes throughout its stores, customers can also…
Contactless Payment Transactions Continue to Increase
A study conducted by Cantaloupe and the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University revealed that contactless transactions at vending machines soared during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to cash payments. The data collected for the study analyzed a sample set of 160,000 Cantaloupe ePort cashless devices across various location segments. The “Payments in Unattended…
Wawa Releases Video with Philadelphia Eagles Players
Wawa — as the official hoagie of the Philadelphia Eagles — has teamed up with Dallas Goedert, Avonte Maddox and Devonta Smith to release a video announcing a sweepstakes promotion offering fans a chance to win Eagles tickets and merchandise. The video features the three players at a press conference playing a game of “Truth…
Black Buffalo Completes $30 Million Equity Raise
Black Buffalo has announced that — led by The Pritzker Organization (TPO) and Listen Ventures — it has completed a $30 million Series A equity raise. Additional help raising the funds was received from Watchfire Ventures, Vice Ventures and UTC Ventures. TPO Managing Director Jason Pritzker and Listen Ventures Managing Partner Jeff Cantalupo have joined…