Big Y Express Makes Its DebutInaugural store opens off exit 2 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Coca-Cola Announces Major Organizational ChangesNorth American division to split into two operating units to streamline focus. Big Y Getting Into the C-store Business The grocer is partnering with F.L. Roberts & Co. to launch Big Y Express. Coke to Reorganize Around Three Major Operating Businesses Includes Coca-Cola International, Coca-Cola Americas and Bottling Investments Group. Hyper-Competitive In 1996, a single H. E. Butt (H-E-B) grocery store began selling fuel in its parking lot in Midland, Texas, a mid-size market with a poulation of 300,000 that was well-served by traditional petroleum marketers such as Kent Oil Inc. First Previous 1 2