Energy drinks are under-studied, overused and can be dangerous for children and teens, warns a report by doctors who say kids shouldn’t use the popular products, reports The Associated Press. The potential harms, caused mostly by too much caffeine or similar ingredients, include heart palpitations, seizures, strokes and even sudden death, the authors write in […]
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Love’s Travel Stops to Build 20 in 2011
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a national operator of travel centers and convenience stores based in Oklahoma City, has announced planned capital expenditures of $230 million for calendar year 2011. The majority of this amount, $180 million, will be spent on new construction. More than 20 new travel stop locations will open this year, […]
Posted in, Corporate Store News, Southwest
HGMRA/Kroger Breakfast
Nov. 12 • Houston Racquet Club • Houston, Texas Kroger is aggressively pursuing growth and remodel improvements in the Southwest Kroger Marketing Area (KMA), which encompasses Texas and Louisiana. Bill Breetz, president of the Southwest division, outlined Kroger’s work this year and its plans for the future at a breakfast meeting of the Houston Grocery […]