Circle K will celebrate National Coffee Day on Sept. 29 by offering customers a free cup of hot or iced coffee. Providing 100% sustainably sourced blends across all its locations, Circle K offers consistently fresh coffee through their bean-to-cup machines, which allow customers to enjoy freshly ground coffee in every cup. The National Coffee Association…
National Gas Price Average Stabilizes as Oil Prices Rise
The national gas price average rose two cents on the week to $3.19, matching a seven-year-high last seen in early August, according to AAA. While the post-Labor Day period usually sees less demand and lower gas prices, this year, the impact of Hurricane Ida, followed two weeks later by Hurricane Nicholas, has slowed oil production…
Chick-fil-A’s Delivery Kitchen Concept Launches in Nashville
Little Blue Menu, a delivery kitchen concept that’s an affiliate of Chick-fil-A, launched its pilot location in Nashville, Tenn. An Atlanta location will follow in 2022. Picture a thick-cut pork belly BLT, garden-fresh salad, crispy Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries and bone-in wings. This is one example of an online delivery order. Little Blue Menu is…
Beverage Sales Expected to Grow Through 2025
According to the update of Packaged Facts’ benchmark coverage of retail beverage sales in Beverage Market Outlook 2021: Retail Beverage Trends & Consumption Preferences, sales of the major beverage categories are forecast to increase 2.2% per year from 2020 to 2025 but not at a steady rate over that period. Sales spiked in 2020 due…
CEFCO Location Opens in Kilgore, Texas
CEFCO Convenience Stores announced the grand opening of its newest store, which is located at 1009 North Kilgore Street in Kilgore, Texas. A Huddle House location will be connected to the store as well and is expected to open later this month. CEFCO customers will find a wide variety of hot and cold food items,…
Love’s Truck Care and Speedco Cloud-Based System Improves Fleets’ Bottom Lines
Fleets conducting business at Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations are seeing bottom-line improvements through a new system integrating data between the shops and fleets — the Shop Connect VIEW platform. This is a cloud-based system allowing fleets to better manage maintenance needs on the web or on the go through a new app. Shop…
7-Eleven Teams Up WIth High School Band Froggy to Release New Music Video
Froggy — the riot grrrl punk rock band out of Doylestown, Penn. — bandmates Morgan, Brooke and Fiona caught the attention of 7-Eleven with the release of their song and smartphone-shot music video, “7-Eleven Nachos,” in January of this year. Instead of just giving the video a reshare and a comment, 7-Eleven took their social…
CHART Announces Sponsor Relationship With SparkLearn
The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) announced a new sponsor relationship with SparkLearn, a communications and training platform helping hospitality companies streamline content delivery to their workforce. “Hospitality trainers and human resources professionals are looking for the latest solutions in learning and development,” said CHART President Serah Morrissey. “SparkLearn’s adaptive learning approach provides…
Love’s Expands Mobile to Go Zone Offerings
Love’s Travel Stops recently expanded its Mobile to Go Zone offerings, making Love’s a large selection of today’s technology on the highway. Love’s Mobile to Go Zone has offerings for professional and four-wheel drivers and is now available at over 400 Love’s Travel Stops across the country. “While it’s known that Love’s carries the latest…
EG Group Serving Its Fall Pumpkin Spice Lineup
EG Group announced that it brought back its pumpkin spice lineup of coffees and pastries to locations nationwide to celebrate the start of fall. EG America’s family of more than 1,700 stores includes Certified Oil, Cumberland Farms, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf ‘n Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Tom Thumb and Turkey Hill. The seasonal favorite…