Smucker’s, a trusted brand of jams, jellies and preserves, expands its line of peanut butter products to offer a low-sodium option. Smucker’s peanut butter is offered in convenient control packages, and now, guests at restaurants and c-stores can choose to use a low-sodium peanut butter package that has the same flavor and quality as regular…
Three-Fourths At Statoil Accept Couche-Tard’s Offer
More Statoil shareholders accept Alimentation Couche-Tard’s tender offer as of Tuesday. Alimentation Couche-Tard reports 77.7% of Statoil Fuel & Retail shareholders have accepted its takeover offer, an increase from 66.7% three weeks ago, after a large shareholder agreed to bid on Tuesday. Alimentation Couche-Tard declined to identify the shareholder, but said it was “very confident”…
Americans Favor Fuel From Grocery And Wholesale Markets, Study Finds
Traditional gasoline and c-store brands continue to sell the most gasoline, but consumers are increasing their tendency to fuel-up at grocers or warehouse retailers. A survey of 4,500 consumers, completed by Market Force Information, reports that Costco and Kroger are consumers’ favorite places to fill their gas tanks as of April 2012. The survey found…
Valero Offers Free Music And Movie Nights
Customers get a choice of a free Billboard MP3 download or a Redbox movie night with each 44-ounce fountain drink. As summer heats up, Valero Retail Holdings Inc. Corner Store locations are giving a gift of FREE music or FREE movie nights with every 44-ounce fountain drink purchase. Corner Stores are ready to give away…
ExxonMobil Offers Free iPad App
New iPad app release helps give in-depth insight to ExxonMobil news and reports. ExxonMobil released a new app for the iPad that has free news, blog posts, stock prices and more for people who subscribe. The app, which launched on June 10, gives people the latest ExxonMobil news, stock prices, videos, blogs and notifications. It…
Atlas Oil Company Features New Website
Atlas Oil Website becomes easier to navigate as it launches its updated Website. Atlas Oil launched a new Website and blog at www.atlasoil.com. The new Website appears fresh, and innovative on the home page, with improved navigation and organization. The Website features a new, enhanced careers section, a media newsroom and a customer e-services portal…
Save-A-Lot Launches Road Trip Campaign
Teams of two invited to compete for four-week, 12-city brand ambassador gig. Save-A-Lot, a hard-discount, limited-assortment grocery chain and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU Inc., is launching a national search for a team of two interns to serve as brand ambassadors—or Road Scholars—for its 2012 Fuel Your Family Road Trip campaign. The winning team will…
Wawa’s Boasts a Superior Distribution Center
To help keep its stores stocked with fresh products, Wawa’s high-volume distribution center sports a high-bay chilled warehouse serviced by 16 fully-automated mini-load stacker cranes and a warehouse management system from Swisslog, allowing the dairy to move 42,000 crates of liquid products daily with an accuracy rate exceeding 99.9%. by Patrick Roberts, Contributing Editor The…
Alimentation Couche-Tard Extends Statoil Offer
Alimentation Couche-Tard announces its offer to Statoil Fuel & Retail expires June 20. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. waived all conditions under its offer to Statoil Fuel & Retail, including but not limited to the 90% acceptance level as indcated in the offer document dated April 19. The new extension period will expire on June 20, and…
Shell Saves Customers Cents-Per-Gallon On Fuel
Shell and Excentus team up to help customers save as much as $3 per gallon of gasoline in two Florida markets. Shell’s new rewards program with the Fuel Rewards Network (FRN) allows consumers in the Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-areas to save cents-per-gallon on gasoline. The new loyalty program has kicked off in the two…