Mars M&M’S has announced that the brand is kicking off 2023 with a return to Super Bowl LVII. Mars has been a part of the Super Bowl’s advertising lineup for more than a decade collectively across the portfolio of iconic brands. Mars has a history of celebrated ad campaigns debuting around the Super Bowl, one…
Inflation Causes Concerns for Food Waste
Packaged Facts’ new report titled “Food Waste and Upcycling: Trends and Opportunities in Sustainability” states that 61% of consumers in the proprietary November 2022 Packaged Facts National Online Consumer Survey strongly agree that they are concerned about rising food prices and for good reason. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and…
Casey’s and Buffalo Trace Bring Back Single Barrel Select
Casey’s and Buffalo Trace decided to bring back Single Barrel Select and add Myer’s Rum Single Barrel Select. Buffalo Trace will be available in Casey’s at select stores in Iowa and Missouri in February, and Myers’s Rum will be available in 90 stores in Illinois in January. “After last year’s successful launch of our Buffalo…
Majors Management Acquires Davis Oil Co.
Majors Management, LLC. announced the acquisition of the assets of Davis Oil Co. and its affiliates (“Davis Oil”). With 21 convenience store locations across West Michigan along with the supply of fuels to 11 commission marketers, the acquisition is Majors’ first entry into the state of Michigan. “We are thrilled to transition the employees and customers of Davis…
C-Stores Attracts More Foodservice Visits
According to The NPD Group, visits to convenience stores for foodservice items, like beverages and prepared foods, were up two percent in the three months ending November compared to a year ago. Consumer spending on foodservice menu items at convenience stores was up eight percent for the combined months of September, October and November versus…
CITGO Awards First Responder Grants
CITGO Petroleum Corp’s. Lemont Refinery is awarding first responder grants as part of a new program. The CAER First Responder Grant Program was created in 2021 by the CITGO Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) Council. “We appreciate what our local first responders do for our community, and we are excited to be able to continue…
Stewart’s Shops Supports Local Children’s Charities
Stewart’s Shops 2022 Holiday Match Program has raised over $2 million for local children’s organizations. From Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day, Stewart’s customers impressively donated $1,011,281 to the program. Each individual donation was doubled penny for penny by Stewart’s Shops. With no administrative fees, 100% of the funds benefit local nonprofit children’s organizations. “We are…
New Zealand Bans Cigarette Sales for Generations to Come
According to The Wall Street Journal, New Zealand recently introduced a law banning tobacco sales to anyone born in or after 2009. Under the law, the number of retail outlets allowed to sell tobacco will be reduced to 600 from about 6,000 by the end of next year. The law also requires the reduction of…
GATE Raises Funds for Senior Citizens
GATE Petrolium Co.’s GATE Foundation raised $180,000 to benefit the St. Johns County Council on Aging (COA) at its Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament was held at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Sept. 19-20, 2022, and is supported by GATE vendors. The COA has been serving St. Johns County, Fla., older adults, their…
CITGO Undergoes Leadership Changes
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has named Jim Cristman as vice president and general manager of Lemont Refinery and Dennis Willig vice president and general manager of Corpus Christi Refinery, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Sterling Neblett remains in his role as vice president and general manager of Lake Charles Refinery. “Both Jim and Dennis have critical industry…