7-Eleven Canada has partnered with Violife to launch the chain’s first fully plant-based breakfast sandwich available at 7-Eleven locations across Canada. The new sandwich is part of 7-Eleven’s “Healthy To-Go” campaign and features Violife Cheddar Style Slices along with JUST Egg Folded and Impossibleä Sausage made from plants on an English muffin. “Partnering with 7-Eleven…
Stinker Implements Retail Intelligence Platform
Stinker Stores has selected AccuStore to implement a retail intelligence platform. Based in Clearwater, Fla., AccuStore is the result of more than 40 years of helping retailers gain store-level intelligence to enhance operations, marketing, facilities, management, loss prevention and human resources. The package includes a survey of all stores in January and February, in advance…
Chicken and Pizza Sell Day to Night
As c-stores look to grow their foodservice offerings, pizza and chicken programs are helping retailers to drive sales and expand into new dayparts. When Pak-A-Sak convenience stores added a Hunt Brothers Pizza program, the change to its foodservice program was like night and day — literally. While the majority of the chain’s foodservice sales come…
Parker’s Opens New Georgia Location
Parker’s recently opened a new c-store at 4440 Hwy. 17 in Guyton, Ga. Strategically positioned in a high-growth area of Effingham County, Parker’s 73rd retail store offers the company’s southern-style, made-from-scratch food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a wide range of convenience items. The bright, inviting store design in Effingham County is…
bp Brings Jobs to Ohio With Solar Project
bp announced that its Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio, is beginning construction. The project helps support the global transition to lower carbon energy. Arche is expected to create around 200 U.S. jobs across the supply chain during construction and provide more than $30 million in revenue to benefit local schools and other public…
Strawberry Melon Iced Beverage
PepsiCo’s new Brisk Strawberry Melon Freeze brings in-the-face flavors and freezing temperatures to c-store customers. This iced tea has a sweet pink color. It’s icy and has intense strawberry and melon flavors. The drink can now be enjoyed as a dispensed beverage in addition to other formats. PepsiCo www.pepsico.com
Sweet Mint Gum
The Hershey Co. recently released a new flavor of its Ice Breakers Ice Cubes brand: Ice Breakers Ice Cubes Mint Crystal Gum. The Mint Crystal Gum flavor is a refreshing, sweeter minty taste. Ice Breakers Ice Cubes Mint Crystal Gum is currently available in a 3.24-ounce bottle pack. The Hershey Co. www.thehersheycompany.com
Marathon Supports North Dakota Tribal Colleges
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) and its midstream component, MPLX, have provided a $100,000 grant to Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (NHSC) and a $75,000 grant to United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) that will allow both schools to re-start their commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs. The grant will also help NHSC make equipment purchases to strengthen its welding trades program. UTTC…
M&A Outlook and Other Observations for 2023
Given the various challenges that the economy faced last year with high fuel prices, high inflation and rapidly rising interest rates, I’ve been waiting for some indication that the petro mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment will begin to moderate with diminished buyer enthusiasm and corresponding deal values. But as we enter 2023, this has not…
ACE Announces Annual Fly-in Summit
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) announced its 12th annual Washington Fly-in and Government Affairs Summit. The event will take place Mar. 29-30, 2023. After a hiatus brought on by COVID-19-related restrictions and protocols on Capitol Hill, ACE is eager to bring back one of the industry’s longest-running and successful fly-ins for biofuels advocates. “We encourage ethanol…