Sheetz opened a new restaurant/grocery concept store for the students and local community of State College, Pennsylvania, Monday. The location, at 129 S. Pugh Street, is focused on food and beverage offerings, according to the Altoona-based company. During the grand opening event, activities included a ribbon-cutting and celebration featuring free self-serve coffee, fountain drinks and samples […]
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R.J. Reynolds, British American Tobacco To Partner On Vapor Technologies, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… British American Tobacco has signed a vapor products technology-sharing term sheet with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The term sheet provides a framework for collaboration and mutual cross-licensing of the parties’ vapor product technologies up to December 2022. The collaboration also includes joint R&D activities and cooperation on regulatory, scientific and […]
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New Bay State E-Cigarette Regulations To Take Effect Sept. 25
New regulations prohibiting the sale of electronic smoking devices to minors and placing other restrictions on promotions and sales will go into effect Sept. 25 after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently filed the finalized rules. The sale of electronic cigarettes and other smoking devices will be prohibited to anyone under the age of 18, […]
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NACS Issues Menu-Labeling Compliance Assistance, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Following up on the federal Food and Drug Administration’s announcement on its final menu-labeling rule, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) is providing its members with a summary of the final rule and a general understanding of their obligations by the December 2016 compliance deadline. The FDA’s menu-labeling rule […]
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BrewFest Highlights NYACS/ESEA Fall Conference, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Members of the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) and the Empire State Energy Association (ESEA) sampled 36 craft beers from 24 brewers in mid-September as part of the “Food & Fuel Fall Conference” in Saratoga Springs, New York. The BrewFest event was organized by NYACS board member Andrea […]
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FDA Halts Sale Of Four R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Products
On Sept. 16, the FDA issued orders that will stop the further sale and distribution of four currently marketed R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. cigarette products because the company’s submissions for these products did not meet requirements set forth in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The FDA’s evaluation found that Camel Crush Bold, Pall Mall […]
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New York Gov. Cuomo Pushes For $15 Minimum Wage
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, joined by U.S. VP Joe Biden, rallied Sept. 10 for fair pay for New York’s workers and announced a push to make New York the first state in the nation to adopt a $15 per hour minimum wage. This announcement came on the same day that New York Acting State Labor […]
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NECSA Adds New Beverage Summit To October Annual Meeting, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The New England Convenience Store Association (NECSA) has added a beverage summit to its Oct. 22 annual meeting and dinner agenda. The program, to be held prior to the evening agenda, is open for 12 available vendor brands. The vendors will be in front of 12 retail buyers. There is […]
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Uber Co-Founder Backs Gasoline Delivery Service, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The National Association of Convenience Stores reports that Los Angeles-based Purple is out to change the way consumers purchase gasoline by delivering fuel to parked vehicles. The startup, backed by Uber co-founder Oscar Salazar, is expanding to San Francisco and introducing overnight delivery. In Los Angeles, Purple charges $3.79 per […]
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7-Eleven, DoorDash To Provide On-Demand Delivery In Five Markets
7-Eleven Inc. and DoorDash are partnering to provide on-demand delivery from participating 7-Eleven stores in five major metropolitan markets across the U.S. Customers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago can order products from their local 7-Eleven stores, with delivery service following in Washington, D.C., and Boston in the coming months. This is DoorDash’s first partnership […]
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Green Zebra To Open Second Store In Early 2016, Plans Also Under Way For Future Locations
Green Zebra Grocery has revealed details for its second store in Portland’s Lloyd District. The announcement comes on the heels of a successful $2.5 million capital raise by the company to fuel expansion. Green Zebra will be the anchor tenant for Portland’s “newest neighborhood,” known as Hassalo on Eighth. “We are thrilled to welcome Green […]
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Kentucky Sees Steady Store Activity, But Implementation Of Internet Lottery Creates Concern For Retailers
by Kristen Cloud/staff writer Ted Mason, executive director of the Kentucky Grocers Association and Kentucky Association of Convenience (KGA/KACS), isn’t hearing much from the group’s members these days, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, Mason considers the relative silence a positive sign that Kentucky’s economy, specifically its retail industry, is on the […]
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Sheetz Closes State College Unit As New Concept Store Is On The Way
Sheetz closed its State College, Pennsylvania, store Aug. 19. Store associates from this location have been retained and relocated to one of the other four existing stores in the State College area. A new concept store will open this fall in downtown State College. “While the decision to close a store is never easy, we […]
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Sunoco To Acquire Northeast-Based Fuel Distributor
Sunoco LP says that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries will purchase a wholesale motor fuel distribution business serving the Northeast for approximately $57 million, plus the value of inventory on hand at the time of closing. The name of the distribution business had not been revealed at the time of this report. However, Sunoco […]
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QuickChek Continues To Aid Families In Need, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Thirty volunteers from the QuickChek headquarters in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, and various stores sorted and boxed donations at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside on Aug 13. At the end of its three-hour shift, the QuickChek team had boxed enough food to feed approximately 5,000 hungry […]
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NCA Launches Future Leadership Program
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has announced its Future Leadership Program, a new initiative by the association’s Young Professionals Network (YPN) to foster industry growth and career advancement. The program will provide support, education, access and opportunity to five deserving future leaders—who are 40 or younger—in the confectionery industry. “A key element of NCA’s mission is to […]
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Invests In Premium Sports Drink BodyArmor, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has reached an agreement to make an equity investment in BA Sports Nutrition LLC, owner of BodyArmor SuperDrink, a line of premium sports drinks. The $20 million investment gives DPS an 11.7 percent ownership position in BA Sports Nutrition. DPS has carried BodyArmor as an […]
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Dash In Opens Its 63rd C-Store
Dash Food Stores held a grand opening celebration at its 63rd location on Aug. 8. The new 3,200-s.f. Dash In store in Frederick, Maryland, offers the local Urbana community a chef-driven menu of sandwiches along with a selection of healthy snacks and drinks, Shell Nitrogen-enriched fuel, as well as a Splash In Eco Car Wash, […]
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Aspartame-Free Pepsi Hits Retail Shelves
PepsiCo’s aspartame-free beverage promotion began hitting store shelves recently with the rollout of the company’s reformulated Diet Pepsi. The front of the new Diet Pepsi can declares “Now Aspartame Free,” and PepsiCo says it plans an “aggressive” sampling campaign in stores. Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi are sweetened with a […]
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Wawa Moves Closer To Beer Sales In Pennsylvania
The Concord Township Board of Supervisors in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has voted unanimously to grant conditional use for Wawa to sell beer at its location in Chadds Ford. While the state must still approve Wawa’s request, initial approval by the township was the larger hurdle. The board previously granted similar approval to Acme, Whole Foods […]