The Board of Directors of Big Y Foods Inc. announced the promotion of the following third generation D’Amour family members. Colin M. D’Amour has been named senior director of Big Y Express Gas & Convenience Stores division, and Christian P. D’Amour is director of e-commerce. Both appointments represent new and expanding divisions within the company.…
Par Mar’s Proactive Approach to Loss Prevention
As technology evolves, c-stores’ loss prevention tactics continue to mature. CStore Decisions spoke with Terri Caldwell, director of loss prevention for Par Mar Oil Co. — which operates 156 Par Mar Stores in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania — about the company’s best practices for loss prevention and plans for the new year. CStore…
S. Abraham & Sons Names Marie Wise Vice President of Marketing
S. Abraham & Sons Inc., a subsidiary of Imperial Trading Co., announced the promotion of Marie Wise to Vice President, Marketing. Wise joined SAS in 2008 beginning her career in customer service. From there, she joined the sales department as sales assistant and was promoted to sales administrator. After her time in sales, Wise moved…
RaceTrac Outlines Alabama Expansion
Atlanta-based RaceTrac has officially opened a new store in Gardendale, Ala., marking its reentry into the Alabama market after 15 years. The new store offers customizable food and beverage options, free Wi-Fi, indoor and outdoor seating and the exceptional store experience and customer service. “We are thrilled to bring the full RaceTrac experience back to…
Fintech Acquires Data Management and Analytic Provider Aperity
Financial Information Technologies LLC (Fintech) announced the acquisition of Aperity, an innovative data management and analytic provider. Aperity’s Beverage Data Exchange is the industry’s first community-centric data solution, facilitating business insights between supply chain partners. The Beverage Data Exchange integrates seamlessly with Fintech’s existing data offerings and broadens the Company’s data platform. Fintech will use…
Sheetz Promotes Founder’s Grandson Adam Sheetz to Executive VP of Operations
Sheetz announced the promotion of Adam Sheetz into the role of Executive Vice President of Operations. Adam, the grandson of Sheetz founder Bob Sheetz, was previously the vice president of operations for the company. “Adam’s leadership has not only helped Sheetz grow tremendously, but more importantly, he has inspired our teams to consistently deliver on…
Alimentation Couche-Tard Opens Retail Innovation Lab
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and McGill University have partnered to launch a retail innovation lab at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management — a live testing ground for innovative and frictionless technologies that address the retail sector’s challenges of the future. In a joint effort to transform customer experience at a critical time for retailers, a…
Pizza and Chicken Boost Menu Appeal
Universally beloved — morning, noon and night — pizza and fried chicken are the ultimate comfort foods, and consumers have turned to them more than ever this past year. Waycross, Ga.-based Friendly Express, which offers Hunt Brothers Pizza at 19 of its 34 locations, has seen pizza sales grow about 35% since March, primarily whole…
Joint Venture Between Fortress Investment Group, Phillips 66 Subsidiary Acquire Alta Convenience
A joint venture entity between Fortress Investment Group and a subsidiary of Phillips 66 Co. have acquired Pester Marketing Co., dba Alta Convenience. For nearly 65 years, the Pester name, and more recently Alta Convenience, has been a leader in petroleum marketing and convenience retailing throughout the Rocky Mountain, Southwest and Midwest regions of the…
Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer
Surreal Brewing, a non-alcoholic craft brewing Company based in California, uses non-GMO grains and yeast. The non-alcoholic beer is low in calories (17-50), has zero grams of sugar, is filled with electrolytes, vitamins B6 and B12, folate and polyphenols (with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties). Surreal Brewing packages its products in artful, recyclable cans. The company’s […]