Weigel’s recently hosted the Cochran Fellowship, a group of foreign agriculturalists and advocates of food safety. The USDA-sponsored tour provided professionals from three African countries an opportunity to learn about U.S. food safety protocols and the U.S. food regulatory system. The tour was created to build knowledge exchange and good will with other countries. Weigel’s…
Refuel Opens New South Carolina Location
Refuel Operating Co. has opened its 36th store in the South Carolina market, located in Sumter, S.C. Coupled with the announcement of its recent acquisition of the Double Quick chain in Mississippi, Refuel will soon operate 84 stores, placing it as one of the top 75 convenience chains by size in the U.S. With its…
Rutter’s Opens 77th Store
York, Pa.-based Rutter’s, which operates c-stores in West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, recently opened its newest store in Bellefonte, Pa. — its first location in Centre County, Pa., and its 77th overall. Located on Benner Pike, the c-store sits at the intersection of Rishel Hill Road in Benner Township, near the Centre County Correctional Facility. After…
GasBuddy Debuts In-App Deal Alerts
GasBuddy has announced its new “Deal Alerts” app feature, an innovative fuel-purchasing experience that gives drivers below-advertised gas prices tailored to the individual based on factors such as location, retailer- and partner-funded discounts, as well as app-use frequency. By checking the GasBuddy app and using the Pay with GasBuddy card, consumers can access discounts that…
BeatBox Beverages Named C-Stores’ Fastest-Growing Single-Serve Wine
BeatBox Beverages’ Party Punch, a wine-based ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage, was named the fastest-growing single-serve wine brand in the U.S. convenience store channel by Nielsen. According to Nielsen, for the 52 weeks ending Jan. 25, 2020, BeatBox Beverages was the fastest-growing of the top 10 wine brands in dollars, volume and sales velocity. Nielsen data also…
Pilot Company Opens New Texas Travel Center
Pilot Company announced the grand opening of a Pilot Travel Center in Pyote, Texas. The Pilot Travel Center features full amenities for area residents and the traveling public, while adding approximately 50 local jobs and other economic benefits to the community. “We are thrilled to officially open our 93rd location in Texas and to bring…
Shell, Dunkin’ Expand Fuel Rewards Partnership
Shell Oil Co. and Dunkin’ announced a national expansion of their partnership with the Fuel Rewards program. The “Sip Dunkin’, Save at Shell” partnership allows Fuel Rewards members with Gold Status and DD Perks Rewards Program members to save 10 cents per gallon every time they purchase five beverages at a Dunkin’ location. The “Sip…
Valero Adds GetUpside Platform to More Than 5,000 Locations
Valero has partnered with GetUpside to bring its machine-learning platform to more than 5,000 locations Valero branded fuel stations and independently operated convenience stores nationwide. GetUpside’s platform personalizes promotions to bring customers to the pump and then into the convenience store, increasing profits for merchants and proving it on every transaction. This agreement makes GetUpside available…
McDonald’s, Starbucks Test Reusable Cups
McDonald’s and Starbucks are testing pilot programs to introduce two types of reusable cups in independent coffee shops in San Francisco and Palo Alto, Calif. — the result of a two-year project, the NextGen Cup Challenge, led by Starbucks and McDonald’s. The NextGen Cup Challenge invited entrepreneurs to develop materials and designs that can replace today’s cups.…
BP Plans to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050
BP is setting out to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, which CEO Bernard Looney said is BP’s biggest reorganization in more than a century. In addition to getting to zero emissions from both its own operations and from the emissions from its upstream production by 2050 or sooner, BP said it aims…