7-Eleven Holiday Cup drawn by Will Ferrell’s son raises awareness about comedian’s favorite charity. Like father, like son. Two years after actor Will Ferrell finger-painted a snowman for 7-Eleven Inc.’s holiday coffee cup, his son five-year-old Mattias has taken over the cup-design duties, with a little help from dad. Like his father, Mattias also drew…
Thorntons Gives Back On Humanitarian Day
Volunteer work benefits Catholic Charities of Louisville and Henryville tornado victims. As part of its ongoing community giving program, Thorntons employees participated in the company’s annual volunteer Humanitarian Day on Sunday, Nov. 11. This year’s focus was two-fold on behalf of both downtown Louisville’s Portland neighborhood and the tornado victims of Henryville, Ind. In conjunction…
Sheetz Inc. Partners With NJOY
NJOY Kings to be available at all Sheetz stores November 2012. Sheetz Inc. has entered into a distribution partnership with e-cigarette company NJOY. Beginning mid-November 2012, the partnership includes chain-wide distribution of NJOY’s newest electronic cigarette, the NJOY Kings, throughout the more than 430 Sheetz retail locations. “At Sheetz, there is a clear focus on…
Kum & Go Opens New, Larger Store in Ankeny
New store features more square footage focused on fresh food, expanded product options and sustainability. Kum & Go L.C. has opened a new Kum & Go store in Ankeny, Iowa at 3603 NE Otterview Circle. This newly constructed store, the company’s fifth in Ankeny, expands Kum & Go’s presence in the Des Moines metropolitan market…
Sheetz Sends Trucks to Assist Red Cross
In-store program encourages customer donations. Sheetz Inc. has sent refrigerated trucks to assist the American Red Cross in distributing food to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. In an effort to help those devastated by the storm, the convenience restaurant chain will also collect monetary donations for the American Red Cross, starting Friday, Nov. 16, through…
Recycling Program For Cigarette Waste Launches
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco And TerraCycle team to help the environment. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. has teamed up with TerraCycle, a world leader in developing solutions for hard-to-recycle materials, to do something about cigarette butt litter. According to Keep America Beautiful (KAB), 65% of all cigarette butts are disposed of improperly. But thanks to…
Calloway Named AWMA Show Keynote Speaker
Expert on customer service and competitive strategy set for opening session. Joe Calloway, a performance coach and advisor who helps great companies improve, will be the keynote speaker at the Opening Super Session of the 2013 AWMA Show to be held March 6-8, 2013 in the Peabody Hotel, Orlando, Fla. He will speak Thursday, March…
Hostess To Close Its Doors
Company blames striking employees for bankruptcy, while unions point to company mismanagement. Hostess Brands, the bankrupt producer of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking permission from the court to go out of business after failing to get wage and benefit cuts from thousands of its striking bakery workers, the Chicago Tribune reported. A strike that…
MSA Launches Daily Invoice-Level Shipment Processing for Beverage Industry
Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA) has gone live with the next generation of its Data@Factory, now processing daily, invoice-level shipment data. Leveraging the proven infrastructure first established in 1993, continuously improved through seven major releases, and currently serving 25 leading consumer products companies for the management of weekly, SKU/store sequence-level shipments, the “NeoCore” Data@Factory addresses…
Hoshizaki America Donates to American Red Cross
Donation helps victims of hurricane Sandy. Hoshizaki America Inc. continues to give back to the community by supporting local and national organizations. Recently, Hoshizaki America made a generous financial donation to the American Red Cross to support hurricane Sandy relief efforts along the East Coast. According to the Red Cross, financial donations make the greatest…