GREENVILLE, S.C.—The Spinx Company has been named the No. 1 Best Place to Work in South Carolina. The publishers of SC Biz News and the Best Companies Group join each year to produce the Best Places to Work in South Carolina program. This initiative is dedicated to identifying an...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Fuels Institute’s Electric Vehicle Council has released its newest report, “EV Charger Deployment Optimization: An Analysis of U.S. State-level Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Demand Forecast and Supporting Infrastructure Considerations.” The report, which was w...

PHOENIX—Sheetz and Kwik Trip/Kwik Star, along with Trucker Path and The Trucker Media Group, have announced its Free Fuel Sweepstakes in support of the 2022 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW). Twenty fuel cards worth $500 each provided by Sheetz and Kwik Trip/Kwik St...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS, along with NATSO, representing truckstops and travel centers, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to incentivize the nation’s existing refueling locations to incorporate EV charging into their suite of fue...

WAWA, Pa.—Wawa has released an NFL video featuring Baltimore Ravens' tight end Mark Andrews gearing up for the upcoming season with a stop at Wawa to fuel up his team with Wawa favorites. Produced by Whistle Sports, the video offers fans a chance to win Ravens tickets and swag. W...

CHICAGO—Walmart dominates in private-label household penetration with four of the top five private-label brands, and convenience retailer Kwik Trip ranks among the top five fastest growing private-label brands, according to research by Numerator. The top private-label brands rank...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the agency’s two proposed tobacco product standards, which would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all flavors other than tobacco in cigars. “NACS believes th...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—With $7.5 billion on its way for zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, the Fuels Institute Electric Vehicle Council announced the release of a summary written in partnership with the Center for Sustainable Energy of two programs (NEVI Formula Program and Co...

BOCA RATON, Fla.—PepsiCo is investing $550 million in the energy drink maker Celsius in exchange for convertible preferred stock, reports CNBC. The investment is part of a distribution agreement, which will allow Celsius to enter more independent retailers, including convenience ...

By Mark Wohltmann ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The month of July started with some home office time and catching up with colleagues, members, partners and friends of NACS via Zoom. One good byproduct of the pandemic is the increased openness of using digital tools whenever travel is not possi...