The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement regarding implementation of the law raising the federal minimum purchase age for tobacco to 21. While the law is effective immediately, the FDA acknowledges that there is a transition period, and therefore, the agency will only use minors under 18 in its compliance checks. The FDA…

Nielsen announced two significant hires that support its plan to create two separate publicly traded companies later in the year. David Rawlinson, President of the Global Online Business at Grainger, will become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nielsen’s Global Connect business. Linda Zukauckas will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Both will…

Pak-A-Sak has launched Pak Perks, a new loyalty program integrated with payment on ZipLine’s platform. Pak-A-Sak’s 23 stores are now offering a single app that combines rewards with Pak Pay. Pak Perks includes ‘surprise & delight offers,’ coffee and fountain clubs, and fuel discounts. Guests can ‘Stack their Discounts’ by using other incentives such as…

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores plans to open up to 40 stores and add about 3,000 parking spots and 2,500 jobs in 2020. The announcement follows a banner year in which Love’s opened its 500th store and raised a record $3.75 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals during its annual campaign. “We enter 2020…

Casey’s General Stores has partnered with the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) to increase access to higher blends of American ethanol. Through its blender pump incentive infrastructure program, NCB provided grant assistance to help Casey’s upgrade existing fuel pumps to offer Unleaded88, or E15. Twelve Casey’s locations in Nebraska have been upgraded — nine in Omaha, one…

Pilot Flying J is partnering with CVS Health on a new test concept to provide convenient access to quality, low-cost wellness products in kiosks at 50 travel center locations across the U.S. As part of Pilot Flying J’s commitment to make life on the road easier for professional drivers, the wellness kiosks help drivers manage…

TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA), nationwide operator of the TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express travel center network, has opened a new TA Express in Kilgore, Texas through a franchise agreement with Gateway of Kilgore Inc. The site, formerly Gateway Travel Plaza, is located on Interstate 20, exit 587, at 4403 Highway 42 North.…

For New Year’s Eve, convenience store customers celebrate with wine, according to Paytronix. As the clock ticked down on 2019, Paytronix found that people turned to their c-stores for alcohol to fuel the night. By examining a sampling of sales at 100 c-stores across the Midwest, Paytronix saw a significant spike in alcohol sales overall,…

Republic Tobacco announces that the owners and operators of EC Wholesale located on Dalton, Ga., Irafanali Nisarali Momin and Shiba I. Momin, also known as Saguftabanu F. Momin, were indicted on 39 federal criminal charges on Dec. 19, 2019 in the Northern District of Georgia. The Momins were charged with, among other crimes, allegedly conspiring…

BP is rolling out its new consumer loyalty program, BPme Rewards, to participating BP and Amoco retail stations nationwide. Exclusively available in the BPme app, consumers are now able to complete their fueling transaction directly through a mobile device, so they can avoid swiping a credit card or using the pin pad. The app also…