OKLAHOMA CITY—Love’s Travel Stops is celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week throughout all of September. The company is giving away a record-breaking 14 million My Love Rewards points during the month, including hundreds of daily winners and a one-million-point winne...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) yesterday extended an emergency exemption and associated regulatory relief for U.S. motor carriers, including fuel haulers, citing rising COVID-19 cases and the continued pandemic-related state of emergency i...
ALTOONA, Pa.—Yesterday, Sheetz announced the release of a limited-edition vanilla cappuccino craft beer dubbed “Project Vanilla Shteam Machine.” The second craft beer brewed in partnership with Evil Genius Beer Company, the beer will go on sale at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, and w...
IRVING, Texas—Cambodia’s first 7-Eleven store opened yesterday in an office building in Phnom Penh, the capital city of the Southeast Asian country, the first of several c-stores CP ALL Cambodia Co. Ltd. plans to open this year. CP ALL Cambodia Co. Ltd., holds a master franchise ...
Newton, Mass.—Alltown Fresh, a c-store brand part of Global Partners LP, launched its unique experience on the full Paytronix Platform. For its work creating an exceptional guest experience by seamlessly combining loyalty, online ordering and a mobile app, Alltown Fresh was named...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—What do customers want? A clean, friendly store. “People always think [the first impression] happens when [the customer opens] the door to a gas station,” said Mike Zahajko, executive vice president for CAF, during this week’s Convenience Matters, “Great Stores Fe...
NEW YORK—Taco Bell lovers in Tucson, Arizona, can now purchase a monthly subscription to Taco Bell, reports CNN. The fast-food chain is testing its Taco Lover’s Pass in 20 restaurants in the area, and customers can pay between $5 and $10 a month to receive one taco a day for 30 d...
PURCHASE, N.Y. and EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—PepsiCo and Beyond Meat have teamed up to form The PLANeT Partnership, a joint venture to develop, produce and market innovative snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein, according to a news release. The partnership aims to r...
By Jerry Soverinsky This article is brought to you by Abierto, a NACS member. ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Marketing and advertising failures fall into one of two generally accepted buckets: beautiful concepts that no one sees; and horrible concepts that everyone sees. For convenience store r...
ATLANTA—Chick-fil-A announced it’s launching a delivery kitchen concept called Little Blue Menu this fall with an Atlanta location to follow in 2022, according to a news release, and more than just chicken will be on the menu. The delivery kitchen will include three virtual resta...
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