GATE Petrolium Co.’s GATE Foundation raised $180,000 to benefit the St. Johns County Council on Aging (COA) at its Annual Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament was held at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Sept. 19-20, 2022, and is supported by GATE vendors. The COA has been serving St. Johns County, Fla., older adults, their…
Early-Bird Pricing for the NAG Conference Ending Soon
Early-bird pricing for The National Advisory Group (NAG) Conference is set to end Dec. 31. C-store retailers are encouraged to register today to take advantage of the discounted rate. 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…
Maverik Raises Over $470,000 for Hunger Relief
Maverik — Adventure’s First Stop’s guests and team members rounded up their cash and credit transactions to the nearest dollar or more at Maverik stores across 12 states, raising $421,397 that will be donated to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. The funds will strengthen Maverik’s direct donation of $50,000 to kick off…
Quicklee’s Location Remodels and Reopens
As remodeling efforts are nearing completion, the Quicklee’s Lyons, N.Y., store has once again opened for business. The former Jim’s Mobil Station, acquired by family-owned and -operated Quicklee’s Convenience Stores in 2021, temporarily closed at the end of August to accommodate the renovations. “We are excited to once again be open and servicing the Lyons,…
CITGO Undergoes Leadership Changes
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has named Jim Cristman as vice president and general manager of Lemont Refinery and Dennis Willig vice president and general manager of Corpus Christi Refinery, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Sterling Neblett remains in his role as vice president and general manager of Lake Charles Refinery. “Both Jim and Dennis have critical industry…
Pump & Pantry to Open Travel Center in Nebraska
Pump & Pantry has announced plans to build a new travel center on the northeast side of Crete, Neb., at the intersection of Nebraska Highways 103 and 33, with construction expected to begin in spring 2023. “We know Nebraskans and recognize the unique needs of agricultural communities as well as the over-the-road trucking industry,” said Charlie…
McLane Raises Over $100 Million for Children’s Healthcare
McLane Co. Inc. has surpassed $100 million in donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals). Since 1987, McLane has helped raise more than $101 million through local fundraising efforts, hospital donations, underwriting of CMN Hospitals operations and supplier campaign support. McLane’s partnership serves to fund critical, life-saving treatments and healthcare services, innovative research and…
Alimentation Couche-Tard to Acquire True Blue Car Wash
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. agreed to acquire all of the membership interests of True Blue Car Wash LLC, which operates express tunnel car wash sites under the Clean Freak brand in the American Southwest as well as the Rainstorm brand in the American Midwest. Founded in 2016, True Blue currently has 65 car washes conveniently located…
Majors Management Acquires Maritime Farms C-Stores in Maine
Majors Management LLC announced the acquisition of the Maritime Farms convenience stores of Maritime Energy. With 13 convenience locations with full delis located in Midcoast Maine, the acquisition represents Majors’ first entry into Maine. Petroleum Equity Group (PEG) served as the lead advisor to Maritime on the sale of all the company’s retail motor fuel…
Henry’s Foods Sells to AMCON Distributing Co.
Omaha, Nebraska-based AMCON Distributing Co. acquired Henry’s Foods Inc. of Alexandria, Minn. “We are honored that Brian Eidsvold and the Eidsvold family have chosen AMCON to continue the legacy and stewardship of their family-held business that was established by Henry Eidsvold in 1929,” said Christopher H. Atayan, AMCON’s chairman and CEO. “We warmly welcome all…