7-Eleven is adding two premium lines, 7-SelectGO!Yum and 7-SelectGO!Smart, to its 7-Select private brand offering, which first rolled out in 2013. The new line extensions satisfy consumer requests for variety in both indulgent and better-for-you products, according to the Dallas, Texas-based convenience store chain. “We set out to surpass customer expectations with products exclusively available […]
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U.S. Senators File Bill To End Online Lotteries
Several U.S. senators have filed a bill that would end online lotteries. These senators include Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Dan Coats (R-Indiana) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). The senators noted that, in December 2011, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an opinion […]
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Cumberland Farms Scholarship Program Surpasses $1M Mark, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Cumberland Farms has awarded 130 high school seniors from nine states “Believe and Achieve Scholarships” to help them attend college this fall. Since the program began nine years ago, the company has provided more than $1 million in financial assistance to more than 1,000 people. This year, Cumberland Farms also […]
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Hawaii Becomes First State To Raise Legal Smoking Age To 21
Hawaii will become the first state in the country to ban smoking for anyone under age 21 next year after Gov. David Ige signed a bill raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 Friday. According to Hawaii News Now, the measure bans the sale or use of cigarettes and electronic smoking devices for anyone […]
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Anheuser-Busch To Invest More Than $1.5B In U.S. Operations
Anheuser-Busch plans to invest more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. The beer company plans to spend an estimated $850 million on brewery and packaging expansion projects, $220 million on product innovation initiatives and $720 million in sustaining and increasing efficiency of its existing footprint. In 2015, […]
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Federal Menu Labeling Bill Delay Included In House Spending Bill
House Republicans are proposing a one-year delay on new FDA menu labeling rules that require restaurants, convenience stores, pizza chains and grocery stores to display the calorie counts of their food items. Without a delay, the requirements are scheduled to take effect in December. The proposed delay was included in an agriculture spending bill. Earlier […]
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Eby-Brown Wins CargoNet ‘Best In Security’ Award, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Eastern USA convenience store distributor Eby-Brown Co. of Naperville, Illinois, recently was recognized by CargoNet with the 2014 “Best in Cargo Security Award.” The award recognizes CargoNet members that have demonstrated best practices in cargo security through the use of the CargoNet program in addition to their own security protocols. […]
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Coca-Cola Enterprises To Reduce Calories Per Liter By 2020, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), one of the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottlers, has released its 10th annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, which includes its most ambitious commitments to date. The new targets include: reducing calories per liter across CCE’s entire portfolio by 10 percent by 2020; halving the carbon footprint […]
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First ‘Warning Label’ For Soft Drinks Under Review In San Francisco
Seven months after local voters rejected San Francisco’s proposed tax on sugary drinks, city lawmakers changed tactics in hopes of curbing soft drink consumption in the city. A three-person panel of San Francisco supervisors voted to advance a package of laws that zero in on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages, including what would be the […]
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Tedeschi Food Shops Merger News On Hold Until Deal Closes, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Margaret Chabris, spokesperson for 7-Eleven, told The Griffin Report that further store and operations news concerning the acquisition of Tedeschi Food Shops by 7-Eleven will be on hold until the transaction closes in mid-2015. The acquisition is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approvals… Herr’s Foods of Nottingham, Pennsylvania, announced […]
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7-Eleven Debuts First Airport Terminal Store In U.S.
The first 7-Eleven store located inside a U.S. airport terminal, at Los Angeles’ International Airport (LAX), is making its debut. 7-Eleven, Westfield and LS travel retail North America, the concessionaire operating this new location, will hold a grand opening from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 24. 7-Eleven’s 950-s.f. inaugural U.S. airport terminal location is in the […]
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Global Partners Completes Purchase Of Retail Stations From Capitol Petro Group
Global Partners of Waltham, Massachusetts, has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 97 primarily Mobil- and Exxon-branded owned or leased retail gas stations and seven dealer supply contracts from Capitol Petroleum Group. The acquisition includes 51 retail locations and seven dealer supply accounts in New York City and 46 retail locations in the Maryland/Washington, D.C., […]
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Cumberland Farms-Gulf Oil Issues No Comment On Gulf Oil Sale, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Gulf Oil and Cumberland Farms had no comment on reports that Gulf Oil will be sold to ArcLight Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Boston. Derek Beckwith, Cumberland Farms-Gulf spokesperson, said, “Gulf Oil LP does not comment on the company’s ongoing strategic and operating matters, and particularly not on […]
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Subway Marks Milestone With 5,000th Opening Of C-Store Truck Unit
Subway, headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, marked its latest developmental milestone in the brand’s growth with the opening of its 5,000th convenience store and truck stop location in Lima, Peru. The Subway brand now has 10,498 restaurants in non-traditional locations—nearly a quarter of the brand’s global portfolio falling under the category. “The c-store and truck stop […]
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NACS Reports State Lotteries Are In A Slump, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) reports that states throughout the country are facing lower sales of lottery tickets, thanks in part to jackpot fatigue, meaning that states need increasingly bigger jackpots to lure in casual players who buy lottery tickets only when a prize is huge. USA Today […]
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Lay’s Allows Shoppers To Create Customized Chip Bags, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief Lay’s is launching a program in which people can create custom chip bags by uploading a personal picture and phrase depicting their “favorite summer moment.” Lay’s will use the digital design to create real bags and ship them directly to the consumer, set to arrive near the Fourth of July […]
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Cumberland Farms Launches Farmhouse Blend f’real Milkshake, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief Cumberland Farms is introducing the new Farmhouse Blend f’real Milkshake. The new milkshake combines the brand’s signature Farmhouse Blend Coffee with ice cream and dairy-fresh milk, and contains no artificial flavors or preservatives. Customers can purchase the milkshake at an introductory price of $1.99 throughout May, and it’s available at […]
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Big Y Foods Opens First Gas And Convenience Location
Big Y Foods, Springfield, Massachusetts, has opened its first Big Y Express Gas & Convenience store in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, adjacent to its World Class Market there. The location contains 12 gas pumps with 87, 89 and 93 octane fuel as well as diesel at every dispenser and free air machines for tire inflation at all […]
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NACS Joins NGA And FMI In Backing Common Sense Nutrition Labeling Bill
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has joined with the National Grocers Association and the Food Marketing Institute in backing the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015, HR 2017, a bipartisan bill reintroduced into Congress on Tuesday with the goal of addressing what the groups say is the FDA’s misinterpretation of a chain […]
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7-Eleven Franchisee Sentenced For Exploiting Illegal Workers, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief 7-Eleven franchisee Farrukh Baig has been sentenced in federal court to 87 months in prison following his guilty plea to committing wire fraud and concealing and harboring illegal aliens employed at 7-Eleven franchise stores throughout Long Island, New York, and Virginia… Japan Tobacco Inc. will acquire Logic Technology Development, a […]