Rich’s Foodservice in Buffalo, New York, has expanded its bakery offerings for convenience stores with the introduction of Jacqueline’s Premium Filled Shortbreads and Jacqueline’s Authentic Macaroons. Both gourmet lines are made with premium and clean ingredients with no artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup. According to Rich’s Foodservice, the new offerings will enable convenience stores […]
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Cutting Hot Food Energy Costs Can Boost C-Store Profits
High energy bills are a problem faced by c-store chains across the country, with 24-hour operations requiring constant lighting, heating, cooling and refrigeration. In the U.S., a typical convenience store uses an average of 52.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per s.f. each year. Compared to other commercial spaces, this is three times the average, with […]
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Goya Offering Five $20K Scholarships To Culinary, Food Science Students
Goya Foods is offering five $20,000 scholarships, granted annually, to five students entering their freshman year of college with an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and/or a food science. One of the five national scholarships will go to a student enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at County Prep High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. Goya’s Culinary […]
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NECSEMA Names Shaer As Its New Executive Director
The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) named Jonathan Shaer, former Mutual Oil Co. Inc. VP, as its new executive director effective Jan. 1. Chris Riley, president of Community Service Stations and the current president of NECSEMA, said, “The New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association is very excited to welcome […]
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Rutter’s Celebrating 50th Anniversary, Drops ‘Farm Stores’ From Name
To commemorate the convenience store’s 50th anniversary this year, Rutter’s will no longer be including “Farm Stores” in its trade name. Rutter’s roots trace back to 1747 when the Rutter family began agricultural operations on its farm. Then in 1921, Rutter’s Dairy began to serve fresh and local dairy products throughout the region. In 1968, the […]
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Peapod Survey Shows More At-Home Dinners Planned In 2018
Peapod’s second annual meal planning forecast found that both Millennials and families are behind the expected rise in home cooking this year. Home cooking, these groups believe, offers several kinds of value, including cost savings, health and more family time. According to the national survey, conducted on behalf of Peapod by ORC International, 73 percent […]
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Big Y Relaunches ‘Education Express’ To Help Local Schools
Springfield, Massachusetts-based grocer Big Y is relaunching its Education Express program. Since 1993, Big Y has awarded more than $14 million worth of supplies to area schools through the program, which is open to public and private schools, grades K-12, in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Education Express helps to supplement school budgets to ensure that children […]
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Wawa Opens Its First D.C. Store, Also Its Largest To Date
Wawa’s first store in Washington, D.C., that opened in mid-December was the company’s largest store to date (9,200 s.f.) and features Wawa’s latest store design and innovations. With shopping demographics of more than 600,000 residents, 700,000 daytime employees and millions of annual visitors to the Washington, D.C., area, Wawa officials see the opening as an […]