Stewart’s Shops decided to roll out new and returning products for its customers this spring. For a limited time, Stewart’s Cinnamon Sugar Roll Hot Coffee made its way back into shops. Customers can indulge in the fresh-baked taste of rich vanilla with creamy butter, sweet sugar and brown bakery cinnamon flavor. It’s meant to taste just…
Wawa to Celebrate Anniversary With Free Coffee
Wawa Inc. announced that on April 13, in honor of Wawa’s 59th anniversary in retail, the company will celebrate the occasion by offering customers free hot coffee of any size, chainwide, all day. Throughout the day, Wawa expects to give away close to 2 million free cups of any size coffee to customers at its…
GetGo Café + Market Begins ‘Free Coffee Mondays’
GetGo Café + Market launched “Free Coffee Mondays” at all GetGo locations. It began April 3, and for a limited time, guests will get a free GetGo self-serve coffee with their Advantage Card every Monday, no purchase necessary. The promotion applies to any of GetGo’s fresh-brewed hot and iced coffee varieties, as well as the…
Retailers Invest in Coffee Upgrades
Retailers are adding bean-to-cup coffee dispensers, barista programs and more to elevate their coffee offerings. Some 58% of operators reported sales of hot-brewed regular or decaf coffee increased over the past year, according to Datassential’s “2023 C-Store Keynote Report,” fielded online in October and November 2022. Hot dispensed beverage sales are flat at Green…
QuickChek Offers Limited-Time Free Coffee
New Jersey-based QuickChek has announced a promotion that gives customers the chance to redeem a free coffee every Friday during the months of March and April. QuickChek Rewards members can get the free coffee — any size, hot or iced — during its “Free Coffee Fridays” by scanning the QuickChek Rewards mobile app or entering…
Profits by the Cupful
C-store retailers are adding excitement to the hot dispensed beverage category with bean-to-cup coffee machines, a variety of options, limited-time offerings and promotions. 2021 and 2022 were big years for hot dispensed beverage upgrades for GPM Investments’ convenience stores. In addition to its traditional brew stations, the company installed bean-to-cup equipment in 525 of its…
GetGo Completes Chain-Wide Coffee Upgrade
GetGo Café + Market successfully completed a chain-wide upgrade of its self-serve beverage bar area. The technology and equipment upgrade included a rollout of new bean-to-cup coffee machines, which feature GetGo’s new Signature Blend coffee beans, and the addition of new nitrogen-infused and cold-brew coffees. The upgrade took four months to complete and marks the…
Wawa Kicks Off 2023 Coffee Tour
Wawa and The Wawa Foundation announced they are bringing back the Wawa Community Care Vehicle for another year of supporting communities and local nonprofit organizations. For almost a decade, Wawa’s Community Care beverage vehicle has helped Wawa connect with the countless communities it serves by supporting local partners with in-kind donations of food and hot…
Circle K Offers Free Coffee for a Taste Test
Circle K announced it is giving customers a free cup of coffee on Jan. 25, so they can tell the difference between barista-brewed and Circle K coffee. To redeem, customers can first personalize their cup of coffee via the self-serve coffee machines and then take their coffee to the register. “At Circle K, we’re really proud of the…
Versatile Coffee Solution
The Coca-Cola Co. launched the Costa WMF 1500 S+, part of its Costa Coffee lineup and an ideal coffee platform for c-store operators. This countertop platform is a versatile solution for providing premium coffee specialties. The machine features up to three hoppers, which offer customers a choice of up to two types of coffee beans […]