Today’s handheld digital technology has heightened consumer expectations of ease and service, especially in the retail and foodservice space. Customers expect easy ordering, shorter wait times and quick transactions. More often, that means using prepaid services. Possibly the most important aspect of any prepaid program — and possibly the most overlooked — is that it…
Aramark’s Frictionless Micromarket Becomes a Pandemic Bright Spot
In July 2020, with the pandemic at full strength and retailers coping with a loss of foot traffic due to lockdowns and consumer uncertainty, the operators of a Santa Ana, Calif., luxury apartment community, Nineteen01, opened Southern California’s first autonomous QuickEats Close Convenience store, a platform of Aramark. The apartment owner, Greenwood & McKenzie, a…
Foxtrot Finds Its Gummies Are Top Sales Item
Since launching national delivery earlier this summer, Chicago-based convenience store chain Foxtrot quickly made a surprising discovery. Its most purchased product? Gummies. Yes, above chocolate and chips, the company’s gummies are a local favorite and can now be delivered nationwide via its national delivery platform, Foxtrot Anywhere. By looking at purchasing patterns in its 14…
Gopuff Launches in Metro New York City
Gopuff announced its official launch in New York City, bringing New Yorkers the option to have thousands of products delivered to their doors in 30 minutes. Gopuff brings its delivery platform to NYC operating over a dozen locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens, with plans to expand to Staten Island and double its…
Dover Acquires Netherlands-Based LIQAL BV
Austin, Texas-based Dover Fueling Solutions announced it has completed the acquisition of LIQAL B.V., a turnkey supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen refueling equipment and solutions, and micro liquefaction solutions. LIQAL is now part of the Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) operating unit within Dover’s Fueling Solutions segment. Founded in 2014 and based in…
EG Group Revises Purchase of UK’s Asda Forecourt Assets
EG Group and Bellis Acquisition Co. along with Bellis Topco Limited have scuttled a February deal for EG to acquire certain forecourt assets of Asda. The sharing by both parties of commercial information subsequent to EG’s acquisition of the Asda Forecourt Business yielded several changes to the financial evaluation of the deal resulting in its…
FDA Authorizes Four Verve Oral Tobacco Products
On Oct. 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing granted orders to U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC) for four oral tobacco products under the brand name of Verve. The four products are: Verve Discs Blue Mint, Verve Discs Green Mint, Verve Chews Blue Mint and Verve Chews Green Mint. After FDA’s…
Food Concepts Inc. Marks 30 Years Serving C-Stores
Middleton, Wis.-based Food Concepts Inc. celebrated 30 years of serving the convenience industry through the many changes it has seen as the c-store marketplace evolved over the past three decades. One thing hasn’t changed, though. FCI’s focus on results for its customers. “We help our clients create great customer experiences,” said FCI founder and CEO…
Gen Z and Millennials to Drive Plant-Based Food Growth
The consumer demand for plant-based beverages and foods for in-home meal prep has continued throughout the pandemic, according to The NPD Group‘s recently released “The Future of Plant-based Snapshot: The Evolution of Plant-based Continues.” Both dairy and meat plant-based alternatives are forecast to grow through 2024, driven almost entirely by millennials and Generation Zs, who…
GPM Welcomes New Senior Category Manager
ARKO Corp.’s convenience store subsidiary GPM Investments announced the addition of six-year category management veteran Justin Odom to its team. Odom will take on duties as a senior category manager. Prior to joining GPM, Odom spent more than four years as an associate category manager and category manager at 7-Eleven Inc., where he was responsible…