Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Ryan LeGrand and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President Geoff Cooper issued a joint statement regarding the 2022 Export Exchange event, to be held Oct. 12-14, 2022 in Minneapolis: “COVID dictated we cancel Export Exchange in 2020, and sadly, we have officially cancelled it…
ACE Supports EPA’s Proposed Changes to E15 Warning Labels, Fuel Equipment Compatibility Rules
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty utilized his fuel retailing expertise to share feedback on the proposed rule E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in the final days of the Trump administration. Specifically, the rule co-proposes EPA either modify…
PDI Acquires GasBuddy
PDI announced that it has acquired GasBuddy. With this acquisition, PDI extends its capabilities in direct-to-consumer delivery of promotional offers and communications, and engagement of consumers in convenience store and petroleum loyalty rewards programs. GasBuddy has five million active mobile users, representing billions of fuel gallons and hundreds of millions of dollars of convenience retail…
TravelCenters of America Forms Sustainability and Alternative Energy Unit
TravelCenters of America announced the formation of eTA, a new business unit that will seek to deliver sustainable and alternative energy to the marketplace and focus on partnering with the public sector, private companies and customers to facilitate industry transformation. eTA builds on TA’s previously announced plans to monetize a broad range of potential offerings…
Growth Energy Calls on EPA to Fix E15 Labeling and Infrastructure
Growth Energy submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for a fix to outdated and confusing E15 labeling and to ensure retail stations’ existing tank systems can accommodate the storage of E15 and higher gasoline-ethanol blends: “Growth Energy supports modification of the E15 label requirement to increase clarity and ensure it adequately advises…
President Biden Plans to Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030
Today, at the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden is announcing a new target for the U.S. to achieve a 50-52% reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030. All 40 world leaders that President Biden invited to the virtual summit are attending. The U.K. and European Union (EU) have committed…
Circle K Expands ‘Pay by Plate’ Frictionless Fueling Technology
Alimentation Couche-Tard announced that it has introduced Pay by Plate in Sweden and plans to expand it across its Circle K network. This announcement makes Circle K the first fuel retailer to introduce this new and innovative technology across a full national network. Pay by Plate is a payment technology that will enable Circle K…
Pumping Profits: Payment Tech Pulls It Together
As technology continues to sprint ahead, it will surely make doing business easier for both customers and retailers. Yet, for c-stores serving up everything from food to fuel, investing in that shiny, new payment technology remains an intimidating — and costly — proposition. Pandemic or not, using a credit or debit card is the preferred…
QuikTrip Opens First Louisiana Travel Center
QuikTrip (QT) announced the opening of a new remote travel center in Shreveport, La., on April 15. While the retailer has widespread presence across 11 states in the Southwest, Midwest and Southeast, the Travel Center is the first QT location in Louisiana. The first customers will be greeted on the opening day of business, April…
ACE Opens Registration for 34th Annual Conference
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has opened registration for its 34th annual conference taking place from Aug.18-20 at the Renaissance Depot Hotel in Minneapolis. This year’s “Accelerate” conference theme and programming focus on the latest growth strategies and market opportunities shaping the future of the ethanol industry. “With high hopes of gathering safely, in person,…