The White House announced details of two President Joe Biden administration policies to fight COVID-19 that it hopes will drive more progress and result in millions of Americans getting vaccinated, protecting workers, preventing hospitalization, saving lives and strengthening the economy. First, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing the details…

COVID-19 has heavily affected the U.S. food and beverage industry, especially driving consumers’ awareness of health and wellness, looking for products they view as better-for-you. In 2020, sales reached $39 billion on the strength of pandemic trends as reported by marketplace analyst Packaged Facts‘ report ”Better-for-You Snacks: Market Trends and Opportunities.” In 2020 especially, more…

Commerce City, Colo.-based Offen Petroleum announced that it has completed two separate transactions where it acquired a portfolio of branded motor fuel dealer contracts from Petroleum Management LLC, a motor fuel distributor headquartered in Platteville, Colo., and certain logistics assets of Pathfinder Transportation LLC, a distributor of propane in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Offen is…

Dunkin’ announced a slew of new beverages and all-new snacks this holiday season, plus a special in-store program to support the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and kids battling hunger or illness, and highly anticipated new holiday cup designs to kick off the season. The holidays are officially brewing at Dunkin’ with a new Holiday…

Fletcher, N.C.-based Two Trees Beverage Co. unveiled sustainable maturation for beer (including IPAs), wine and spirits. The company has used its sustainable approaches for its own line of spirits and is now offering to help other companies reduce their carbon footprint through two innovative processes. Consumers, brands and retailers across the globe are becoming increasingly conscious of…

Hoshizaki Corp. announced it has elevated Chris Karssiens to the new role of president of the Americas region. Karssiens will serve in the new role concurrently with his present duties as president of Hoshizaki America. Karssiens joined Hoshizaki America in early 2020 as senior vice president of sales and marketing. He has held leadership roles…

Online grocery delivery platform Instacart and Dollar Tree announced the companies’ expanded partnership to offer same-day delivery in as fast as one hour from nearly 7,000 Dollar Tree stores. Nearly 98 million U.S. households will now have access to Dollar Tree’s and Family Dollar‘s broad selection of household goods and seasonal decor, pantry and baby…

Marathon Petroleum Corp. has chosen the Open Commerce product suite by Stuzo to bring to market an e-commerce solution across its Marathon branded sites. The Open Commerce platform is designed to benefit retailers by unifying loyalty management, contactless commerce and cross-channel customer experience. Marathon is bringing the following new capabilities to market to help its…

The KIT KAT brand announced an exclusive Halloween costume ensemble that gives a whole new meaning to “group costume.” “Group costumes can be really hard to choose when you have so many people that need to agree, but luckily everyone loves and can agree on KIT KAT,” said Benita Chang-Godoy, senior brand manager of KIT…

Shell Retail and Convenience Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Oil Products US, has signed an agreement to acquire 248 company-owned fuel and convenience retail sites from the Landmark Industries, whose convenience stores operate in Texas under the Timewise brand. The agreement also includes supply agreements with an additional 117 independently operated fuel and…