Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders on Sept. 1, and announced that all the candidates proposed as directors in its Management Proxy Circular dated July 9, 2021, were elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders attending or represented by proxy at the meeting. The detailed results of the…

Are you wondering what Halloween candy to stock up on this year? In a national survey, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) found that Americans prefer chocolate (60%) to non-chocolate (40%) in their trick-or-treat pumpkins, so it’s no surprise that chocolate came in first place, followed closely by Americans’ second choice: gummy candy. Americans’ third choice…

Fresh Del Monte announced its collaboration with Netflix series “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous,” which allows Fresh Del Monte to add an adventurous twist to the packaging of its nutritious produce lineup, which will introduce consumers of all generations to “Jurassic World” and fresh produce in a creative way. The series is created by Universal Pictures,…

Hurricane Ida made landfall Aug. 31, at Paradis, La., and didn’t take long to disrupt the area’s power and water supplies, and imperil the state’s oil refinery operations with tens of million dollars of lost business. The U.S. Department of Energy reported that nine Louisiana refineries – which supply about 13% of the nation’s capacity…

When consumers think of stopping at a convenience store, health and beauty aids (HBA) and personal care items probably don’t rank high on the list of reasons. At least, not until that customer finds herself with a headache and no pain reliever or forgets to put on deodorant that morning. That’s when this often-overlooked category…

CBD and health and wellness product maker Global Widget has officially joined the Delta-8 THC product club, this week introducing its newest brand, Mystic Labs. The new Mystic Labs line features premium hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products, including gummies, vapes, tincture oils and the trifecta series (shot and gummies). “Delta-8 is one of the most popular…

For its first quarter ended July 18, 2021, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced net earnings of $764.4 million, representing $0.71 per share on a diluted basis. The results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 were affected by a pre-tax net foreign exchange gain of $8.6 million, as well as pre-tax acquisition costs of $0.8 million.…

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan this week said she is directing staff to examine retail fuel station deals as well as investigate possible collusion by national convenience store chains to push up prices. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, overall energy prices are up 24% in the past year while pump prices have…

HollyFrontier Corp. and Holly Energy Partners L.P. announced they have entered into definitive agreements under which HollyFrontier and HEP will acquire Sinclair Oil Corp. and Sinclair Transportation Co. from The Sinclair Companies. Under the terms of HollyFrontier’s definitive agreement, HollyFrontier will acquire Sinclair’s branded marketing business and all commercial activities, renewable diesel business and two…

With the push to net-zero vehicles over the next 10 to 30 years, and with “net zero” being understood as electric vehicles (EVs), the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) unveiled a vehicle demonstration project at its conference in Minneapolis last week to disrupt this narrative and timeline by showing low to net-zero-carbon vehicles powered by…