ALEXANDRIA, Va.—As a result of Tropical Storm Henri, waivers and declarations have been issued in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. The waivers and declarations include the following: A State of Emergency Declaration from the New York governor’s office. An order increasing we...
NEW YORK—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to recommend federal biofuel blending mandates for 2021 that are below 2020 levels, according to a Reuters report. In addition, the EPA is expected to recommend boosting the blending mandates for 2022 above the previou...
EDISON, N.J.—This weekend, Edison police officers and firefighters competed in a hoagie-building competition at a local Wawa store to raise $1,000 for each group’s favorite charity. Customers, Wawa officials, company associates and the company’s mascot, Wally Goose, were on hand ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, which could encourage vaccine-hesitant Americans to get their shots and pave the way for more businesses and organizati...
MELBOURNE, Australia.—7-Eleven stores in Australia are among 1,000 locations serving as collection points for Simply Cups, a sustainability program designed to collect and recycle disposable coffee cups, while reducing waste, the company has announced. Under the program, coffee l...
SEATTLE—Booster Fuels has expanded to partnering with Safeway to provide its mobile gas service to customers in the grocery chain’s parking lots in Seattle, AdMet reports. The service company usually works with employers to fill up employee vehicles in nonpublic company parking l...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—More and more these days, the hot commodity at convenience stores is foodservice, including grab-and-go solutions and fresh prepared items. But with the increase in on-site foodservice comes a dilemma—what to do with the unused, but still edible food? “When a lot ...
WASHINGTON—The $1 trillion infrastructure bill has $7.5 billion earmarked for EV charging—a sharp decrease from the original $15 billion—and it will likely end up being closer to $5 billion for building the actual electric charging network, Autoweek reports. Yesterday, the House ...
BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Walmart has created a new line of business—Walmart GoLocal—that extends its expertise in delivering goods to customers to businesses of all sizes, according to a press release. “In an era where customers have come to expect speed and reliability, it’s more impor...
TOKYO—Seven & i Holdings, which operations 7-Eleven stores in Japan, will debut delivery across the country by 2026, Nikkei Asia reports. The chain will bring dairy products and food to homes in 30 minutes from one of its 20,000 stores beginning in 2026. The announcement comes as...
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