Kum & Go teamed up with Lola’s Fine Hot Sauce to bring something new to convenience customers. These Des Moines, Iowa-based companies found commonality in their missions to bring their communities delicious food, while doing good along the way. “Our brand is about family, rooted with love, and creating delicious foods. With K&G’s innovative culinary…
New Heated Tobacco Products Authorized
Three new tobacco-flavored heated tobacco products included in Philip Morris Products S.A.’s supplemental premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) were just authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products receiving marketing granted orders (MGOs) are Marlboro Sienna HeatSticks, Marlboro Bronze HeatSticks and Marlboro Amber HeatSticks. The three HeatSticks products are “heated tobacco products” (HTPs)…
Foxtrot Opens Washington, D.C. Location
Foxtrot announced that its seventh Washington, D.C.; Maryland, Virginia (DMV)-area location will officially open to the public this month. The Farragut Square location (888 17th St. NW Washington, D.C., 20005) will open on Jan. 31. The store will host an opening celebration featuring live music, Foxtrot swag, food and drinks on Jan. 31 from 4-7…
bp-Backed New York Hub Seeks Startups to Drive Offshore Wind Innovation
Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH), backed by bp, is now open for business and announced its first call for applications. The Hub was founded in mid-2022 to identify and help develop promising startups to drive new innovations in the offshore wind industry. The three-year initiative is also backed by Equinor, who together with…
FDA Denies Two Vuse Menthol E-Cigarette Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. for two of the company’s menthol e-cigarette products. The currently marketed products include the Vuse Vibe Tank Menthol 3.0% and the Vuse Ciro Cartridge Menthol 1.5%. The company may resubmit applications or submit new applications to address the…
Dairy-Free Blueberry Gelato
Now available at retailers nationwide this month, Talenti Dairy-Free Blueberry Crumble Gelato Layers caters to those who live a dairy-free lifestyle. It starts with a blueberry oat gelato, followed by muffin crumble pieces, a muffin crumble sauce, a layer of vanilla oat gelato and a final layer of crunchy oat pieces for the creamiest non-dairy […]
Sunshine Gasoline to Exhibit Fuel Pay App
Sunshine Gasoline Distributors announced it will be hosting a select group of convenience retailers at one of its stores in Miami on Feb. 8. At the event, Eddy Alvarez, owner, will be showcasing the chain’s fuel pay app launched in December 2022. The revolutionary Sunshine fuel pay app features Liquid Barcodes’ C-StorePay technology that accepts…
NAG to Host YEO Workshop
The National Advisory Group (NAG) Conference, scheduled for March 26-29 in Austin, Texas, will host a number of educational sessions and networking opportunities for members of the c-store industry. For members of the Young Executives Organization (YEO), there will be a breakout session where these retailers can discuss how to form relationships with members of…
C-Stores Find Foodservice Inspiration
Heading into 2023, three macroeconomic challenges will have a profound impact on overall restaurant industry performance, according to a recent Dining Industry report by Bounteous; these are labor, supply chain and inflation. Average operator profit margin in the restaurant vertical was 21% prior to the pandemic, but declined to 13% in 2022. As more convenience…
Kum & Go Expands to New Market
Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go opened the doors to its first store in the Grand Rapids, Mich., market located at 2134 Alpine Ave. NW in Walker, Mich., Jan. 19. The Walker, Mich., store is the first of several Grand Rapids, Mich.-area Kum & Go locations set to open in the next year. Its second…