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…
GPM to Hire 3,000 Employees by the End of 2021
Richmond, Va.-based GPM Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARKO Corp., is currently looking to hire 3,000 employees throughout the company this year. There are currently open positions in its stores located in several states, including full-time and part-time opportunities at all levels. This serves as the company’s latest move to offer more opportunities for…
FDA Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will begin the process of banning menthol tobacco cigarettes, as well as all flavored cigars. The ban would not include menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes. “Banning menthol — the last allowable flavor — in cigarettes and banning all flavors in cigars will help save lives, particularly among those disproportionately…
CrossAmerica Acquires 106 C-Stores From 7-Eleven
CrossAmerica Partners LP announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain convenience store properties from 7-Eleven for an aggregate cash purchase price of $263 million, subject to certain adjustments. The sites to be acquired consist of company-operated sites that are being sold by 7-Eleven as part of a divestiture process in…
Fountain Beverage Sales Heat Up
Around this time last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, c-store retailers found themselves scrambling to implement changes to keep dispensed beverage sales flowing, despite local lockdown orders. Now, many locations are again making adjustments as rules and regulations ease. Pilot Flying J stores temporarily modified their self-serve stations into crew-served ones to satisfy state…
Casey’s Appoints Chief Information Security Officer
Casey’s General Stores announced that Paul Suarez has joined the company as chief information security officer. This is a newly created role that will lead the cybersecurity team and report to Chief Information Officer Adrian Butler. “Paul’s longtime retailer experience paired with his cybersecurity expertise will take Casey’s security strategy to the next level,” said…
TXB Streamlines Product Sourcing Efforts
Spicewood, Texas-based Texas Born (TXB), formerly Kwik Chek, a family of customer service-oriented convenience stores and quick food operations, announced its partnership with RangeMe, the industry standard online platform for product sourcing between retailers and suppliers, to streamline its product sourcing efforts. Through its partnership with RangeMe, TXB can now access more than 175,000 suppliers…
7-Eleven Doubles Marketing Investment With New ‘Take it to Eleven’ Campaign
7-Eleven has launched a new brand campaign called “Take it to Eleven!” The new “Take it to Eleven,” tagline and campaign is born of the notion that 7-Eleven has always been a brand with customer-obsession at the core, going over the top to feed people’s joy and always meeting them where they are by offering…
GetGo Debuts PPG Paints Area Convenience Store
GetGo Café + Market introduced a new location inside the PPG Paints Arena, home of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins, on April 21. The new site offers fans access to GetGo’s fresh made-to-order and grab-and-go items. “We have been partners and friends with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a number of years and we’re thrilled to bring…
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…