Mexican foods like burritos and tacos have long been popular menu items, but c-stores are expanding further with other Hispanic or Latinx foods, like empanadas, tamales and more. Fresh ingredients and customization take the offer up a notch. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Gate Petroleum’s GATE Fresh Kitchen stores serve a variety of items made fresh every day,…
Final NACS Education Sessions Address Seltzer Spike, Foodservice Consistency
On Thursday, Oct. 6, at the 2021 National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Chicago, educational sessions provided convenience retailers with key insights on a range of topics to help them better compete. Cold Vault in 2021: Trends and Takeaways The cold vault of 2021 is vastly different from the cold vault of 20…
NACS Sessions Cover Drive-Throughs, Foodservice Sampling and More
The 2021 NACS Show’s education sessions continued Wednesday, Oct. 6, covering a range of topics important to convenience retailers and supplier partners alike. In The Convenience of Drive-Thru: Are C-Stores Asleep at The Wheel? This session looked at the recent exponential growth of drive-through sales for QSR and fast-casual brands — the brands that are…
NACS Show Kicks Off in Chicago
The 2021 NACS Show, Oct. 5-8, kicked off in Tuesday in Chicago at McCormick Place Convention Center. Tuesday’s education sessions ran from 12 p.m. through 3:30 p.m., followed by the Opening General Session featuring Jennifer Powers. Meeting Consumers Where They Are — Everywhere In one of the first sessions of the day, Matt Miller, global solutions…
Skittles With Lime
Mars Wrigley and Skittles brand announced that, after an absence of eight years, its infamous Lime flavor candies are returning to the rainbow permanently in Skittles Original packs. Original Flavor packs featuring Lime will start popping up on shelves in October 2021 with national rollout over the next few months. Both Original and Sour packs […]
Announcing the Winners of CStore Decisions’ 2021 Hot New Products Contest
Thousands of new SKUs and services are launched each year. Which ones will be successful and gain traction? CStore Decisions let our retailer panel of judges decide. In this video-based product contest, winners were determined by a point system that included innovation, packaging, likeliness to carry or implement in stores and more. New products/services are […]
What Are the Benefits of Delta-8?
Delta-8 only recently arrived on the mainstream radar. However, it was actually discovered back in 1965 by cannabis researcher Dr. Raphael Mechoulam. Scientists and researchers have been uncovering benefits ever since. While everyone may experience Delta-8 differently, some report feeling a high similar to Delta-9 THC — with a few key differences, reports ACS Laboratory:…
Edibles Market Expected to Surpass $10 Billion in Annual Sales by 2025
The cannabis edibles market is expected to surpass $10 billion in annual sales by 2025, according to market research firm Brightfield Group. This is one of the fastest-growing product types, according to Brightfield Group data, consistently capturing the third-largest share-of-shelf of all cannabis product types. The maturing edibles category is starting to see some standardization,…
Heas Energy Awarded Safe Shop Certification
Heas Energy, a family owned and operated convenience store chain with 10 Stores in Virginia, has completed the requirements for the Safe Shop Assured program making each of its stores Safe Shop Certified. Implementation of Safe Shop branding will highlight the company having met and exceeded a 10-point checklist of essential safety measures at its…
Nominate Next-Generation Leaders for CSD’s 40 Under 40
CStore Decisions (CSD) and the Young Executives Organization (YEO) need your help identifying next-generation leaders for our 2021 class of 40 Under 40 C-Store Leaders to Watch. Do you work with bright, up-and-coming young executives or next-generation leaders who are under 40 years old? In today’s tight labor market and age of digital disruption, convenience…