By Sara Counihan ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A strong foodservice program should be a focus for any convenience retailer looking to make it in today’s fast-paced world. This week’s episode of the Convenience Matter podcast talks to three experts who are not only making the case for having gr...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S. plans to strengthen regulations on oil and natural-gas production to reduce methane emissions, President Biden announced at the Glasgow climate summit, where world leaders pledged to drastically reduce methane, reports the Wall Street Journal. Methane, a ...
WASHINGTON—Growth Energy had threatened to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency’s delay in releasing Renewable Fuel Standard volume proposals for 2021 and 2022, according to a news release. The EPA was supposed to issue the 2021 Renewable Volume Obligatio...
PLEASANTON, Calif.—ExtraMile Convenience Stores (EMCS) will open its 1,000th store with the grand opening of a location in Vernon, Ala. on Dec. 18—its first location in the Southeast. ExtraMile is a joint venture between Cheveron and Jacksons Food Stores. “When Jacksons and Chevr...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—U.S. dairy products are in high demand, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, despite labor shortages and lack of truck drivers and milk plant operators, reports Farm Progress. If vaccination progress continues to reduce cases of COVID-19, the world eco...
BLACKBURN, United Kingdom—EG Group announced today that it has agreed to purchase all 34 of Sprint Food Stores Inc.’s fuel and convenience store locations in Georgia and South Carolina, plus the Sprint Kitchen foodservice brand. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Sprint Food St...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS has sent a letter to the House Agriculture Committee for the record on a hearing on supply chain issues. The hearing titled “The Immediate Challenges to our Nation’s Food Supply Chain” took place yesterday. NACS sees serious issues with the state of the suppl...
MAXVILLE, Ontario—MacEwen Petroleum said it has acquired Ottawa-based Quickie Convenience Stores, which operates 51 retail stores and 22 gas stations across Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. “MacEwen recognizes this as an ideal opportunity to not only increase their store footp...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a requirement that employers with 100 or more employees mandate that all of their employees be fully vaccinated no later than January 4, 2022, or implement a policy allowing for weekly testing....
ATLANTA—The Coca-Cola Company has purchased full ownership of BODYARMOR, maker of sports drinks and waters, for $5.6 billion—Coca-Cola’s largest brand acquisition to date, reports CNBC. In 2018, Coca-Cola bought a 15% stake in BODYARMOR. The purchase boosts the company’s market s...
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