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7-Eleven crashes the $5 value meal party
Customers can get two of the chain’s “new, bigger” pizza slices and a 20-ounce Coke or Sprite in the latest cost-conscious c-store deal.
By Jessica Loder • Oct. 29, 2024 -
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Spinx debuts highly anticipated food market in South Carolina
The store offers a mix of standard c-store products and grocery items as well as made-to-order flatbreads, sandwiches, salads, soups and bakery items.
By Brett Dworski • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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7-Eleven plucks Albertsons exec to spearhead fresh food operations
Brandon Brown has been tasked with leading some of the programs that the retailer is banking on to improve its performance in North America.
By Brett Dworski • Oct. 23, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Mars Wrigley3 c-store trends fueling Mars Wrigley’s innovation strategy
Mars Wrigley unveiled its latest insights-backed innovations onsite at the 2024 NACS Show.
Oct. 14, 2024 -
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Column3 Big Numbers: Swipe fees, TXB trimming turnover and fresh chicken
The 2024 NACS Show delivered data on the cost of credit cards, the benefits of good training and a blissfully short wait for fried chicken.
By Jessica Loder • Oct. 11, 2024 -
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7-Eleven taps Lucky as head of fresh food development
The longtime retail veteran said he’ll have “a 10,000-foot view” of the chain’s fresh food programs with a focus on strategic development.
By Brett Dworski • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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EG America reveals 3 new foodservice concepts
A Cumberland Farms store in Massachusetts is now home to the retailer’s first Alanza Pizza, Burger Baby and Wing Trip locations.
By Jessica Loder • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Rebel introduces Hatch Chicken QSR
The proprietary eatery features a variety of chicken and sides and is expected to expand to 20 additional stores next year.
By Jessica Loder • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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The c-store value deals keep on rolling
Circle K and EG America are the latest players to launch $5 meals amid what's become a booming trend this year to compete with QSRs.
By Brett Dworski • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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C-stores trail restaurants in delivery satisfaction
While many convenience retailers continue to focus on improving menus, customers want better speed, clarity and customization, according to a new report from Intouch Insight.
By Jessica Loder • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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More regional c-store chains launch delivery
The 65-location retailer Johnny’s Markets and 28-store chain Nittany Minit Mart are Vroom Delivery’s newest partners.
By Brett Dworski • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Stinker Stores revamps mobile app, adds delivery and pickup
The new platform includes mobile ordering, which aligns with the Idaho retailer’s focus on competing with QSRs.
By Brett Dworski • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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F’real to debut plant-based shake
The new Choco Choco Chip flavor, which uses oat milk, will be available starting Sept. 30 at c-stores, including Kwik Trip and Weigel’s.
By Jessica Loder • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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Column3 Big Numbers: C-store squatters, GetGo’s buyout and cheese
Alimentation Couche-Tard expanded on its reasons for buying GetGo, Blue Owl wants Gas Hub out and Casey’s makes literal tons of pizza.
By Jessica Loder • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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4 notable new c-store LTOs
New products include a seasonal private label beer, a coffee collaboration with Green Day and returning breakfast favorites.
By Jessica Loder • Aug. 30, 2024 -
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Rutter’s launches delivery
The digital service is only available for Rutter’s loyalty members, who can order food, snacks and more through the c-store retailer’s mobile app.
By Brett Dworski • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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7-Eleven’s lettuce procurement gets greener with indoor farming partnership
A tie-up with Plenty Unlimited will use vertical farming to provide fresh produce year-round for around 1,300 California stores.
By Jessica Loder • Aug. 23, 2024 -
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Q&AHow Rutter’s keeps innovating its menu
Philip Santini, senior director of advertising and food service, breaks down how the retailer keeps its offerings exciting and ways it pushes boundaries.
By Jessica Loder • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Walmart adds hoagies to in-store restaurant roster
The retailer plans to open 14 in-store Knuckies Hoagies locations across six states.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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Arko expands on transformation plan
Forty stores are being converted to dealer sites and seven separate locations will be part of a food-focused pilot, CEO Arie Kotler said in an earnings call.
By Jessica Loder • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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C-stores are taking aim at QSRs in the value war. Will it pay off?
Continuing to offer affordable, strategic deals will help, but retailers need to watch out for restaurants encroaching on snacking.
By Christine Blank • Aug. 8, 2024 -
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Food and beverage innovation plunges nearly 50% since 2007: Mintel
The market research firm said about a quarter of items introduced between January and May of 2024 were genuinely new products.
By Christopher Doering • July 25, 2024 -
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The forces shaping Gen Z’s snack and beverage consumption
Gen Z has a sweet tooth and loves childhood flavors, but they increasingly demand healthy ingredients, major restaurants and suppliers say.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • July 19, 2024 -
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Enmarket adds more burritos to its menu
The Georgia-based c-store retailer has debuted sausage breakfast, bacon breakfast, taco beef and chicken fajita burritos at its locations.
By Brett Dworski • July 17, 2024 -
Retrieved from Alltown Fresh.
Global Partners taps another Kum & Go foodservice leader
This marks the second time since February that one of the Iowa retailer’s top food-related decision makers has joined the Massachusetts company.
By Brett Dworski • July 17, 2024
