Convenience store operators are reconfiguring cold and frozen dispensed beverage selections to meet growing consumer demand for healthier options. The uptick in interest in better-for-you (BFY) dispensed beverages has, logically, resulted in a decline in soda consumption. Gary Hemphill, managing director of research for Beverage Marketing Corp. in New York City, pointed out soda sales…
NYACS Announces Award Winners
The New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) announced that Mickey Jamal and Paul D. Reid will be honored at its May 16 Chairman’s Banquet in Syracuse, New York. Jamal will receive the 2019 NYACS John MacDougall Leadership Award, and Reid will be receive NYACS’ 2019 Carl Tripi Award. NYACS, in partnership with the John…
USDA Testing SNAP Online Purchasing in New York
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online during a two-year test in New York State. SNAP participants will be able to use their benefits to purchase eligible food items, but will not be able to use SNAP…
Pilot Flying J to Hire 5,000 New Employees
Pilot Flying J plans to hire more than 5,000 new employees at the biggest in-person and virtual hiring event in the company’s history. Interested candidates can visit all Pilot and Flying J travel centers and Truck Care service centers from 10 am to 8 pm on May 2 for interviews. The company is also is offering virtual…
Love’s Opens Travel Stop in Decatur, Illinois
Love’s Travel Stops will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 7 for the grand opening of a new travel stop in Decatur, Illinois. During the ceremony, Love’s will make a $2,000 donation to the United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois. “Decatur is a heavily traveled city situated along the popular I-72 route, connecting both professional…
Hazenut Chocolate Candies
The M&M’S Hazelnut Spread Chocolate Candies feature a hazelnut spread center covered in delicious milk chocolate, offering a delectable combination of chocolate and hazelnut flavors in every bite-sized piece. The product is a permanent addition to the M&M’S Brand’s iconic line-up as the second new soft center innovation after M&M’S Caramel, which launched in 2017.…
Limited-Edition Lager
Budweiser unveiled its new Discovery Reserve American Red Lager, a limited-edition beer brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Inspired by an archival Budweiser recipe from the time of the Apollo Moon missions, Discovery Reserve is brewed with medium-roast Voyager barley malt and features a light hoppy aroma, a toasted barley malt…
What is LED Lighting?
Technically, LED stands for Light-Emitting Diode. Basically, it’s a semiconductor that lights up when electricity passes through it. Electroluminescence. While the rise of LED lighting is a recent phenomenon, it was developed in the early 1960s along with computer technology. The first LED lights emitted infrared rays. Then they radiated the color red. Over the…
7-Eleven Promotes Pokémon Movie with AR, Exclusive Products
7-Eleven stores are promoting the upcoming live-action Pokémon movie “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” with augmented reality (AR) as well as movie-themed products and photo filters in the 7-Eleven app. The c-store brand created a “Ryme City Neighborhood Watch” AR experience in its app, named for the movie’s fictional setting, that includes a new “Find the Missing…
C-Stores Rally in Tight Labor Market
By Mel Kleiman, President, Humetrics and Erin Del Conte, Executive Editor Convenience Store Decisions and Humetrics recently collaborated on our 11th annual Human Resources Benchmarking Survey. The results reported here are based on the respondents’ recent experiences and expectations and provide industry-wide insights on human resources (HR) trends in the convenience store industry as well…