Delaware Governor John Carney signed a bill raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21. The bill was passed by the Delaware House of Representatives earlier this month by a 25-16 vote, following the senate’s 14-6 vote. “We expect this legislation will help curb the impact of smoking on…
Smithfield Foods Donates $120,000 to National Conservation Foundation Envirothon
Smithfield Foods Inc. donated $120,000 to support the 2019 National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon. NCF Envirothon is North America’s largest environmental education program and international competition. It brings together teams from across the U.S., Canada and China to compete for recognition and scholarships. Smithfield’s support of the program includes a $60,000 donation benefitting competitions at…
GasBuddy Study Provides Insights on C-Store Foot Traffic After Fueling
GasBuddy’s new study shows which fuel and convenience brands have the highest foot traffic — and offers insight on what keeps customers around after filling up the tank. GasBuddy’s quarterly study examines foot traffic in the $654 billion fuel and convenience retailing industry across the U.S. — analyzing more than 20.3 million consumer visits between January…
Mastercard Acquires Cloud-Based Technology Company
Mastercard announced it has acquired Vyze, a cloud-based financing technology company for retailers. Vyze delivers more choice –— and purchasing power — to people who want their point-of-sale (POS) payment options to match the flexibility and convenience of today’s shopping experiences. Increasingly, consumers are seeking alternative financing options, leaving merchants and financial institutions with a…
Adding Spark to Energy Shots
5-hour Energy continues to dominate the conveneince category with a nearly 93% share of the category in 2018 despite sales, which totaled $699.5 million, dipping 0.4% from 2017, according to IRI, a Chicago-based research firm. Overall, the nearly $700-million segment saw a 0.8% decline last year, according to IRI. This is due in part to…
Flyers Energy Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Flyers Energy LLC, which now has locations or holdings in 20 states, is celebrating 40 years in business. Flyers operations include transportation, commercial fueling on the Commercial Fueling Network (CFN), Quick Fuel Advantage, Voyager and Pacific Pride networks, distribution of Mobil brand passenger car, heavy duty, and industrial lubricants, supply of wholesale and branded fuel and generation…
Chevron to Acquire Anadarko Petroleum
Chevron Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Chevron will acquire $33 billion, or $65 per share, in a stock and cash transaction. Anadarko shareholders will receive 0.3869 shares of Chevron and $16.25 in cash for each Anadarko share. The total enterprise value of the transaction…
Love’s Opens Travel Stop in Northern California
Love’s Travel Stops announced a new travel stop in Williams, California. The new stop adds 60 new jobs to Colusa County and 103 truck parking spaces. “Williams is situated along the busy I-5 corridor that connects heavily traveled locations throughout California,” said Tom Love, founder and executive chairman of Love’s. “This location allows us to…
Dos Equis Summer Campaign to Offer Daily Prizes
Starting in May, Dos Equis will launch a new, multi-channel promotion featuring daily prizes, media partnerships and new display enhancers. The promotion, called “The Beer that Makes Summer Summer,” builds on the brand’s “Interesante” marketing campaign. By putting a twist on summer beer drinking occasions, Dos Equis aims to keep shoppers stocking up all summer long.…
TSYS Genius Platform Now Supports EBT SNAP
TSYS announced that their Genius platform now supports Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments. TSYS is a global payments provider, offering seamless, secure and innovative solutions across the payments spectrum — for issuers, merchants and consumers. The Genius platform can now integrate with a new set of point of sale (POS) providers,…