Van’s Kitchen — which is a women-owned and minority-owned business — has noted that it is a company built on diversity, and it supports people of all backgrounds through its actions and deeds. Workforce Diversity In 1986, Van and Kim Nguyen and their daughter Theresa — all who had immigrated to the United States in…

Parkland USA will be recognizing community heroes for this year’s 24/7 day, which is an event led by the NACS foundation annually. The initiative pays tribute to first responders, medical and emergency professionals and Red Cross volunteers on July 24. Every July 24, the NACS Foundation unites convenience stores across America in recognizing first responders,…

Meridian Associates has announced the winners of this year’s Outstanding Women in Family Business Awards, which were given to Maureen McGovern for the Owner category and Dixie McCadden in the Non-Owner category. Maureen McGovern is the owner of Osco Oil Co. and Bell Fuel. She came into her family business in 1983 and has been…

Love’s Travel Stops has announced the openings of two new locations in Monroe Center, Ill., and Brookville, Pa. Each store will bring in 55 jobs to both Ogle County in Illinois and Jefferson County in Pennsylvania. “Love’s is continuing to open new locations to provide customers with clean and safe places to stop, making summer…

Techniche has announced the launch of its EV Charging Asset Maintenance Management solution, which is developed for charge point operators (CPOs), charger manufacturers, EV fleet operators and fuel retailers managing EV charging infrastructure. The Techniche solution automates the maintenance and repair of EV charging station assets, thereby reducing charger downtime, speeding up time to repair […]

In preparation for hurricane season, EarthSafe will be bringing Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets to the United States with the new Aquatabs Emergency Kit for retailers located in the Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Aquatabs kill 99.99% of microorganisms, viruses and bacteria to prevent cholera, typhoid, dysentery and other water borne diseases. The pre-measured tablets rapidly […]

Travel Centers of America will be donating a total of $50,000 to charities in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Ten organizations — chosen by TA team members — will be receiving $5,000 each. To decide who received the donations, TA team members submitted their favorite charitable organizations for consideration and a committee, including 15 of…

The Young Executives Organization (YEO) has released the agenda for its annual conference, which will be held in Worcester, Mass., at Nouria Energy’s headquarters from Sept. 7-9. Ranging from topics like foodservice, technology and retailer operations, the event will give attendees insight as to what retailer brands are doing and what kind of results they…

At the American Coalition for Ethanol’s (ACE) 35th annual conference, ACE Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty will moderate a conversation between representatives with California-based Pearson Fuels and Bosselman Enterprises, owner of the Nebraska-based Pump & Pantry c-store chain. With historically high gas prices and the push to net zero vehicles, fuel retailers offering higher ethanol…

Pilot Co. and Bridgestone have announced a partnership that will offer an advanced tire monitoring and service network for commercial fleets at select Pilot and Flying J locations. This collaboration will provide customers with more convenient, frequent and actionable fleet tire intelligence. The initial trial phase will begin this summer with a rollout of the…