Energy efficiency. Equipment monitoring. Inventory and price optimization. Facility automation. Touchless pay points. The list of technology solutions available to the modern c-store can seem endless. But with careful planning and vendor assistance, convenience stores can corral that data sent by multiple touchpoints into one simple place accessible at a smartphone holder’s fingertips. “You can…
BP Selects Patriot Capital as Preferred EMV Financing Partner
BP leadership announced its financing partnership with Patriot Capital Corporation at the BPAMA convention in Miami Beach last month, stressing the importance of the EMV deadline and how Patriot Capital would be a reliable partner to make the process fast and simple. Patriot Capital is an equipment finance and leasing company. Founded in 2000 by…
PDI Adds Employee Self-Service App to Enterprise Workforce Software
PDI announced it is adding a new employee self-service mobile app to its PDI Enterprise Workforce software. PDI provides enterprise resource planning (ERP), fuel pricing, supply chain logistic and loyalty solutions for the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries. PDI Employee Self-Service provides c-store employees real-time access to accurate shift coverage, schedule transparency and pay…
Best of Pizza: Kwik Trip
Whether topped with pepperoni or chicken, ranch dressing or mac and cheese, pizza is a foodservice favorite across the board. CStore Decisions is awarding Kwik Trip a “Best of Pizza” recognition for its pizza program’s quality, consistency and innovation. “We just keep selling a lot of pizza,” said Kwik Trip Foodservice Director Paul Servais. And…
CITGO Private Foundation to Award Up to $200,000 to Nonprofits as Part of Small Grants Program
The Simón Bolívar Foundation Inc., the non-profit, private foundation of CITGO Petroleum Corporation, is awarding up to $200,000 to five nonprofit organizations working in health-focused initiatives for vulnerable Venezuelans as part of its COVID-19 Small Grants Program. The organizations include Chamos in Aid of the Children of Venezuela, Friends of the Children of Venezuela, Facultad…
Thorntons Provides Hand Protectors at the Pump
Thorntons has introduced GripHero hand protectors at the pump as its latest measure to enhance customer safety. Award-winning GripHero hand protectors are anti-static, biodegradable and designed for use around fuel. “At Thorntons, we care greatly about the safety and well-being of our Guests and our Team Members. We are pleased to offer this innovative new…
Marathon Petroleum Announces Board of Directors Changes
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) announced two changes to its board of directors, effective April 29. Board member John Surma was elected by the board of directors to serve as non-executive chairman of the board, and MPC President and CEO Michael Hennigan was elected to serve as a member of the board. Surma, a member of…
NATSO Partners With IFA to Keep Drivers Informed on Food Options
NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, announced that it has partnered with the International Franchise Association (IFA) to share information with truck drivers about available food options at truckstops and travel plazas nationwide. Thousands of truckstops and travel centers house restaurant franchises that have adapted their operations to offer food for truck…
Growth Energy Supports Clean Fuels Deployment Act
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor announced its support of the Clean Fuels Deployment Act, introduced by biofuels champions and U.S. Representatives Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Angie Craig (D-Ill.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.). The legislation authorized $500 million over five years for the Department of Transportation to provide grants that will incentivize the deployment…
Doliveira Cultivates Sheetz DNA
As vice president of human resources (HR) at Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz, Stephanie Doliveira has been instrumental in driving employee engagement, developing the brand’s core values, boosting employee benefits and retention and helping Sheetz earn a spot on Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list in 2020. CStore Decisions is recognizing Doliveira as part of…