Beverages

Introduces low-calorie chocolate wafer to c-stores in Canada.

Convenience store chains named Retailers of the Year by the Newspaper Association of America.

Oil company introduces cleaner fuels, solar power to Florida market.

The 7,400-square-foot unit is the first of many the chain expects to open over the next few years.

Dave Thomas succumbs to liver cancer at 69.

Long a staple of c-stores, frozen dispensed beverages try new flavors to juice up the category.

As the impact of Pepsico's recent acquisitions of Tropicana, Gatorade and SoBe continues to unfold, retailers are facing a host of new concerns stemming from big beverage mergers, sub-category proliferation and the rapid growth of several upstart bprise in the industry, considering that most of the companies spend little or nothing on commercial advertising — although Red Bull has recently launched a major television advertising campaign.

It often doesn't seem to matter how good a retailer's food is, if a Wendy's, McDonald's or Taco Bell opens across the street, a c-store's foodservice program can take a sales hit.