Artisanal CBD company Green Element this week published the results of new, original research done in collaboration with research firm Pollfish detailing the continued explosive growth of CBD awareness and usage, particularly among affluent professionals in their 30s and 40s. The data includes findings on CBD use, consumer perception, user demographics and more. “We can…

White Castle has partnered with Doodle Labs Corp. to release a generative art NFT collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection celebrates White Castle’s 100th birthday with a series of 5,001 NFTs by the celebrated digital media artist Che-Yu Wu. The NFT collection will launch on Dec. 17, at noon EST, on Doodle Labs and…

Shell Oil Co. and PDI, the management software company in charge of the Fuel Rewards program, have announced AAdvantage, the American Airlines loyalty program, is joining the Fuel Rewards program as its first airline partner. The addition of AAdvantage means that its members will now be able to earn two AAdvantage miles for every gallon…

Growth Energy, the nation’s largest association of biofuel producers and supporters, released a new report showcasing nearly universal compatibility with fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol (E15) among vehicles on the road today. The report was prepared at the request of Growth Energy by Air Improvement Resource Inc. (AIR), a leading engineering and consulting firm specializing in inventory modeling…

Market trends analyst IRI Worldwide found encouraging trends and promising opportunities for the convenience channel in its new report, “The Convenience Store Landscape Q3 2021.”  The convenience store channel has outperformed the broader market in each of the past three quarters, galvanized by increasing consumer mobility. Inflation and supply constraints continue to pose risks to…

Drivers in 2021 are facing the highest holiday gas prices in seven years; it’s little wonder the added stress of paying for gas on top of holiday travel gets transferred to the road. With the national average price of gas now around $3.34 per gallon, more than $1 more than last year, consumers’ driving habits…

Retail technology is moving at breakneck speed, making it tough for c-store operators who must juggle running an efficient business while meeting rising customer expectations. Integrating loyalty apps, order ahead, delivery and point-of-sale (POS) systems, while tracking inventory and labor hours, can be daunting. It doesn’t have to be. New tech is emerging in the…

Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in four new locations that opened last week with a combined addition of 280 truck parking spaces and more than 190 jobs to the communities where they’re located. “Love’s is continuing to open new locations into the holidays to help get professional drivers and four-wheel customers to their…

Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) and ACI Worldwide announced their collaboration on a point-to-point encryption (P2PE) data security offering that will increase protection for consumers’ credit and debit cards at fueling dispensers, significantly reducing the risks of costly data breaches for these merchants. DFS is a leading developer of advanced customer-focused technologies, services and solutions for…

BP is changing the experience for its convenience store shoppers in a pair of states by integrating automated checkout into Amoco and ampm stores. BP is working with Grabango, the leading provider of checkout-free technology for existing stores, to retrofit 10 convenience store locations across the BP network, Grabango’s largest multi-store roll-out ever. By introducing…