Convenience Store News in Brief…
Gulf Oil has announced the company’s new leadership team following its acquisition, as well as that of Pyramid Petroleum Terminals (PPT), formerly PPC, by ArcLight Capital Partners. The new leadership team for Gulf Oil includes Jerry Ashcroft, CEO; Mike Campbell, CFO; Ron Sabia, chief strategy officer; Walter Brickowski, SVP of unbranded marketing; Meredith Sadlowski, VP of branded sales and marketing; Mike Studley, VP of branded operations, compliance and marketing; Kathryn O’Brien, senior marketing director; and Todd O’Malley, EVP and chief commercial officer. Serving as board members are Bob Bost, former president of PPT, a petroleum and logistics pipeline business, and Joe Petrowski, former CEO of Gulf Oil…
The House Appropriations Committee has favorably reported a bill that would provide $21.3 billion in discretionary spending for the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Included in the bill was an amendment that prevents the Food & Nutrition Service from using any funds to enact or implement its proposed rule altering retailer standards for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beyond what was agreed upon by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill…
The Eastern Energy Expo, in-part sponsored by Citgo, Global LP, Gulf, Sunoco and Valero, will convene at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut in May. Trade show hours are noon-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, May 25.
