COVID-19

StrasGlobal recently launched its online ordering and curbside pickup program, with plans for home delivery. As a contract operations company, StrasGlobal knew these options would be essential for its customers as part of its contactless response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have been looking at several loyalty and mobile ordering programs for a while, but obviously…

Over the last few weeks, three Weigel’s employees have been delivering dozens of pizzas and doughnuts to local hospitals, emergency rooms and fire stations. After days of planning, determining where the hospitals and fire stations were in the 11 counties Weigel’s serves, Kurt Weigel, Weigel’s Recruiting Director; Brittany Obester, Recruiting Benefits Coordinator; and Kelly Bowling,…

Boston-based Global Partners, which operates nearly 300 company-owned convenience stores throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including Alltown and Alltown Fresh, is thanking its more than 3,000 frontline employees with a handcrafted family meal. “From behind the counter to behind the scenes, our dedicated team is keeping drivers fueled, homes warm and neighbors fed. We can’t do…

The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $278,380 from its COVID-19 Small Grants Program to ten nonprofit organizations for the ongoing development of health-focused projects in Venezuela. These organizations join the program’s earlier grantees, bringing the number to 15 nonprofit organizations for a total donation…

Core-Mark International is donating delivery services to Arkansas Foodbank, helping make sure that much-needed frozen and other perishable items are getting to the state’s residents who need them the most during COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, Arkansas Foodbank has received and distributed over 2 million extra pounds of perishable and non-perishable food provided by…

New research from Pilot Flying J suggests that many Americans are inspired to travel more this summer once they feel safe from COVID-19 exposure, 65% reported an increase in the number of trips they plan to take. This data comes ahead of National Road Trip Day, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, which was established…

Salary Finance and D&H United Fueling Solutions partnered to provide salary-linked loans to D&H United employees. To date, Salary Finance has saved employees at D&H United Fueling Solutions over $26,000 on interest by helping them avoid borrowing from higher-cost alternatives like credit cards or payday loans. An essential business that supports critical fueling infrastructure, D&H…

Along with measures like installing shields at point-of-sale systems and social distancing markers on the floors, as well as providing gloves and hand sanitizer, Indiana-based Good Oil Company’s Good to Go stores started offering full-service fueling for vulnerable customers. “Not only will we pump the fuel for them, but we’d even go in the store, purchase…

Kum & Go added a new mobile fuel pay experience, available at all 400 Kum & Go locations through the Kum & Go app. The technology gives customers a personalized fueling experience that lets &Rewards members skip the keypad and activate the pump with their smartphone. “Let’s be honest, no one gets joy from starting a pump.…

Sheetz and Wawa teamed up to donate a combined 600 lunches as well as a combined $4,000 to Feed More in Richmond, Va. Lunches included a turkey sandwich, cookie, fruit cup, string cheese and a bottle of water. “In times like these, it is essential that we come together to help those who are struggling in…