Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) has appointed Jonathan Cohen to the company’s board of directors, following an agreement with Elliott Management. Cohen fills the seat of retiring executive and board member Greg Goff. Cohen brings broad industry and financial experience to the board, including as a founder and executive of multiple energy-related businesses in the exploration and…
Circle K Selects Leighton O’Brien for Wetstock Live Software
Circle K has selected fuel analytics technology provider Leighton O’Brien to deploy its Wetstock Live software solution that will underpin its best practice wetstock monitoring program throughout its retail fuel network. Leighton O’Brien is a global fuel analytics technology provider that enables retail fuel networks to reduce risk, prolong asset lifespan and optimize capital spend.…
Senate Confirms Stephen Hahn as Next FDA Commissioner
The Senate has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration with a vote of 72 to 18. Hahn is a radiation oncology expert and the current chief medical executive of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where has been a professor of radiation…
Fuel Prices Lower Due to Lower Demand, Large Build in Stocks
The average fuel price is $2.55, which is nearly five cents cheaper than the beginning of the month, according to AAA, driven by decreasing demand for fuel and increasing stocks. The latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports show gasoline demand at its lowest rate since mid-February and the highest stock levels since this summer. “As…
TravelCenters of America Names New CEO, Managing Director
TravelCenters of America Inc. has appointed Jonathan Pertchik as CEO and Managing Director, effective immediately. Pertchik succeeds Andrew Rebholz, who will continue to advise the company through June 30, 2020. “Jon is a seasoned executive who has led multiple businesses in different industries through various stages of transformation and growth over the past 20 years,”…
Toot’n Totum Expands in Amarillo, Texas
Family-owned, Amarillo-Texas-based Toot’n Totum is looking to hire more than 300 new full- and part-time employees as the company expands, according to KFDA NewsChannel 10 in Amarillo, Texas. Among its benefits. Toot’n Totum offers students a tuition plan to helps pay for college. “It’s the people they have made it successful, and everybody says it,…
7-Eleven Offers Jarritos Mexican Soda at the Fountain
In an exclusive deal, 7-Eleven and Stripes are the first to bring Jarritos Craft Soda to the soft drink fountain. This marks the first time the soft drink from Mexico is being sold outside the bottle. Mandarin, one of Jarritos’ most popular flavors, will be available on Big Gulp fountain machines at participating stores. A…
GasBuddy Names Cities With Most Aggressive Holiday Drivers
A new study by GasBuddy shows that consumers driving in certain cities across the U.S. are nearly 20% more aggressive than the average driver during the holidays, reducing fuel mileage as much as 40%. GasBuddy examined millions of drives in the U.S. during the Thanksgiving holiday week, defined as Nov. 27 through Dec. 1, noting the…
Impossible Foods Receives UN Environmental Award
Impossible Foods received the 2019 United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the “Planetary Health” category, which recognizes novel solutions that balance the need for human health and a healthy planet. The award is part of the UN’s wider effort to mobilize action and ambition as national governments work toward implementing the goals of the…
ExtraMile Partners With KRS to Enhance Rewards Programs
ExtraMile Convenience Stores announced a new partnership with loyalty and data services company KickBack Rewards Systems (KRS) to enhance the ExtraMile “Extras” rewards program. The companies will begin rolling out the integrated and updated solution at select sites in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Nevada this month. They plan to continuously upgrade sites through…