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1. Cumberland Farms to Sell 61 C-stores
Cumberland Farms Inc. will sell 61 convenience store properties through a structured sale process to be managed by Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc.
2. End of Caseyâs Courtship?
After Caseyâs General Stores shareholders reject Alimentation Couche-Tardâs slate of director nominees, analysts debate the future of the Midwest retailer and the next move by the Canadian company.
3. Excell Petroleum to Buy 40 ExxonMobil Sites
ExxonMobil is selling its real estate interests in all 40 of its Memphis stations to Duluth, Ga.-based Excell Petroleum.
4. Couche-Tard Drops Takeover Plans for Caseyâs
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. allowed to expire on Sept. 30 its tender offer to acquire shares of Midwest convenience store retailer Caseyâs General Stores Inc., marking the end of the Canadian companyâs hostile takeover attempt, which began publicly in April.
5. BP to Sell 28 ARCO-branded Sites
BP West Coast Products LLC will sell 28 ARCO-branded fuel retail sites through NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
The most viewed New Product online.
Emergen-C Splash Fountain Beverage
Emergen-C vitamin drink mix has jumped off the health and beauty care shelf and hit the foodservice area with the launch of the Emergen-C Splash brand of noncarbonated, caffeine-free fountain beverages. Available in Orange-Tangerine and Cranberry-Pomegranate flavors, the drink is available as a self-serve fountain option, as well as branded, stand-alone dispensing equipment, through Intellibev, Alacerâs exclusive licensee for fountain products.
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Foothill Ranch, Calif.
(800) 844-9980
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