Time Mart, which operates 35 c-stores in the greater Houston and Austin, Texas, area, is embarking on a chain-wide rebranding, becoming Movement Fuels. Along with the new name, Time Mart is updating its c-stores — inside and out — giving them a unified fresh and modern look that’s unique to its chain. Currently, all of…
Bidi Vapor Talks Flavored Vapes in New Webcast
Bidi Vapor LLC has released a new webcast that brought together experts from both the legal and marketing sides of the business to tackle the confusion surrounding flavored vaping devices, explaining what can and can’t be sold in stores. Watch the webcast here. In the webcast, Bidi Vapor founder Niraj Patel stated that one important…
GATE Raises $50,000 for Suicide Prevention
GATE Petroleum Co.’s GATE Foundation and GATE customers raised $50,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Funds were collected July 1 through Dec. 31, 2022, in coin boxes at the registers of all GATE locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Funding will be allocated to AFSP chapters in the state…
New Fried Chicken Wraps
Kentucky Fried Chicken announced the launch of a new menu item — Kentucky Fried Chicken Wraps. Two KFC wraps can be purchased for just $5 at all participating restaurants nationwide. The wraps come in two different varieties — the Classic Chicken Wrap and the Spicy Slaw Chicken Wrap. Both options come with hand-breaded crispy chicken […]
Certified Cooking Systems
RATIONAL has announced that new unit sizes of its intelligent cooking equipment for commercial kitchens have been added to the scope of certified models after being Energy Star certified. The company now has Energy Star certification for the iCombi Pro XS and the iCombi Pro 20-full size electric. This is due to the new specifications […]
Maverik Offers Limited-Time Valentine’s Day Doughnut
Maverik — Adventure’s First Stop announced it will offer its customers a limited-time “Heart-filled” Valentine’s Day doughnut for $1.99 in celebration of the day of love and affection. The doughnut can serve as a nice surprise for loved ones, family, friends or co-workers. Those in for a sweet treat can visit their local Maverik starting…
Ambitious C-Store Chain Opens Chicagoland Store
Thorntons opened its newest Chicagoland store — and the first in Riverwoods, Ill. — on Feb. 3 at 6 a.m. The company now operates a total of 88 stores in Illinois, 68 of which are in Chicagoland. This new 4,400-square-foot facility is set on 1.69 acres and features a number of amenities to serve on-the-go…
Frozen Reese’s Dessert Cup
Reese’s released a lineup of new frozen treats available nationwide for 2023, including Reese’s Peanut Butter Frozen Dessert Cup. This new treat is a frozen take on the iconic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup featuring a peanut butter frozen dairy dessert blended with Reese’s peanut butter swirl covered in a milk chocolate coating. Now there’s more […]
Limited-Time Black Raspberry Sour Candy
Sour Patch Kids decided to celebrate sweethearts and singles this Valentine’s season with the launch of its new Sour Patch Kids Sour Hearts candy. The popular Black Raspberry flavor, now in a new black heart shape, can bring some edge to the traditional Valentine’s Day candy aisle. Black Raspberry Sour Patch Kids Sour Hearts candy […]
Colorado Off Premises Beer Licensees to Soon Sell Wine if Needed
Fintech recently announced in a blog post that off-premises beer licensees in Colorado will be able to start selling wine soon. In November 2022, Colorado residents passed ballot initiative 125, allowing an off-premises beer licensee to begin selling wine as of March 1. Currently licensed Fermented Malt Beverage Off-Premises Retailers (FMB-OFF) will automatically convert to…