The 2023 NAG Conference will be held March 26-29 in Austin, Texas, at the JW Marriott Austin. The NAG Convenience is the convenience store industry’s premier event for networking, industry education and signature Information Exchanges. National Advisory Group (NAG) exists solely to help c-store retailers interact with each other, share information and come away with…
Take the HR Benchmarking Survey and Win a $25 Gift Card
CStore Decisions and Humetrics are embarking on our 15th annual Human Resources (HR) Benchmarking Survey, and we’re calling on c-store retailers to provide insights to help us provide a comprehensive picture of the recruiting, hiring and retention strategies c-store retailers are using today. The survey also helps determine the latest trends in labor management, including…
Federal Judge Invalidates FDA Graphic Cigarette Health Warnings
On Dec. 7, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a decision vacating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) graphic cigarette health warning regulations because the regulations violate the free speech protections under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By vacating the regulations, the graphic cigarette health warnings are…
Hunt Brothers Pizza Co-Founders Pass Away
The last living Hunt Brothers Pizza co-founders, brothers Charlie Hunt, 78, and Don Hunt, 88, passed on Dec. 22 and Dec. 27, respectively. They are preceded in death by their two brothers and co-founders Lonnie Hunt and Jim Hunt. “The brothers knew where they were going when they passed, and we take comfort in knowing…
Stewart’s Shops Kicks Off ‘Make Your Own Prize’ Contests
Stewart’s Shops’ 12 Months of “Make Your Own Prize” Contests has officially begun, where every month, Stewart’s Shops will be posting a new contest where customers can make their own prize, choosing between a year’s worth of free Stewart’s coffee or ice cream. For January’s contest, Stewart’s Shops is asking customers to create their very…
Jacksons Offers National Milk Day Giveaway
Jacksons Food Stores announced its customers can enter to win free milk for a year on National Milk Day, Jan. 11. The contest can be entered with the purchase of Darigold milk and the use of Jacksons Let’s Go Rewards information at checkout. Qualifying Darigold purchases include a gallon of milk at Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,…
Lula Updates Brand
Lula Delivery announced that from now on it will be known as Lula Convenience to better communicate its messaging and usher in a new era of growth and development for the company and for the industry. The Lula brand should reflect the value it provides to retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and other stakeholders in the convenience…
Café Valley Bakery Acquires Freed’s Bakery
Café Valley Bakery has acquired all of the assets of Freed’s Bakery. Located in Manchester, N.H., Freed’s Bakery is one of the largest iced mini cupcake manufacturers in North America and provides its customers with both everyday and seasonal mini iced cupcakes. Freed’s is known for its variety of vanilla and chocolate 12-count and 24-count…
Love’s Offers Interstate-Branded Batteries
Love’s Travel Stops signed a supply agreement with Interstate Batteries that offers Interstate-branded batteries exclusively to Love’s customers out of the big three over-the-road travel stops for the next five years. “We’re excited to announce that customers will be able to purchase the No. 1 replacement battery brand for commercial and heavy-duty trucks in the…
R.H. Foster Acquires Leadbetter’s Stores
R.H. Foster Energy recently bought six convenience stores from Leadbetter’s in the Greater Bangor region in Maine, according to WABI5. These include Stillwater Avenue, Broadway and Outer Hammond Street in Bangor, Maine; Wilson Street in Brewer, Maine; Main Road in Holden, Maine; and Main Street in Bucksport, Maine. “R. H. Foster was founded in Machias,…