Love’s Travel Shops partnered with Chester’s Chicken to bring back Truckersgiving, the annual holiday season celebration that recognizes and appreciates professional drivers for their service. One week before Thanksgiving — on Thursday, Nov. 17 — Chester’s and Love’s will honor truck drivers with a free Super Snack meal for the first 100 guests at each…
Meat Snacks Appeal Despite Inflation
Meat snacks have been a hot seller in convenience stores this year. In fact, according to NielsenIQ, the category increased 7.7% in the 52 weeks ending Aug. 27, 2022, while jerky was up 4.6%. Mike Jackson, category manager for High’s headquartered in Baltimore, Md., with 59 stores in Maryland and Pennsylvania, has seen a rise…
Petro Travel Plaza Location Sells
A travel plaza at 900 Petro Drive in Rochelle, Ill., which operated as a Petro Travel Plaza under a franchise of TravelCenters of America, has been sold. The buyer will continue to operate the 28-acre travel plaza under the franchise. Rochelle, Ill., is located about 30 miles south of Rockford, Ill., on I-39, exit 99,…
TA Honors Veterans
TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA) announced initiatives throughout November to honor all those who have served the country by partnering with Mobil Delvac to donate $50,000 to Folds of Honor, an organization providing educational scholarships for children and spouses of fallen or disabled American military service members and first responders. “As a proud American company,…
Candy, Snacks and Beverage Review
Zhane Isom, associate editor for CStore Decisions reviews Nerds Gummy Clusters Very Berry, Texas Pete BBQ Sauce, Beyond Meat Jerky and Ellis Isle Lychee Lemon Cold Press Cane Juice.
QuikTrip Offers Free Treats for Halloween
QuikTrip decided to kick off the holiday season with an ice cream deal for children on Halloween. It celebrated the spooky holiday by giving away free vanilla ice cream cones to children ages 12 and under on Halloween night from 4 p.m. to QuikTrip kitchens’ closing time. Children had to be dressed in a costume…
Smoker Friendly Acquires Collett Enterprises Stores
The Cigarette Store LLC (TCS) dba Smoker Friendly announced it has acquired the Seymour, Ind.-based Collett Enterprises Inc. tobacco stores. Retail consumers in the region already know these locations as “Smoker Friendly” stores, which have proudly displayed the Smoker Friendly name and logo as a longtime licensee of Smoker Friendly International. “I am very happy…
2023 NAG Conference Opens Registration
Registration for the 2023 NAG Conference, to be held at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas, on March 26-29, 2023, is now open. This conference is the convenience store industry’s premier event for networking, industry education and signature Information Exchanges. Key highlights for this year’s event include: Cutting edge retail leaders covering six burning issues focused…
A Pegless Display System and a Convenient Windshield Service Station Designed for C-Stores
JaNae Duncan, Sales Manager at Retail Space Solutions and Commercial Zone introduces the SimpliStock™ Peg Pusher System and showcases the Aruba waste & windshield service station at the NACS show in Las Vegas. Commercial Zone
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