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Cumberland Farms Scholarship Program Surpasses $1M Mark, And More…

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Last updated on June 30th, 2015 at 08:04 am

Convenience Store News In Brief…

Cumberland Farms has awarded 130 high school seniors from nine states “Believe and Achieve Scholarships” to help them attend college this fall. Since the program began nine years ago, the company has provided more than $1 million in financial assistance to more than 1,000 people. This year, Cumberland Farms also began a new tradition—designating one special Believe and Achieve Scholarship winner as the “Haseotes Scholar.” Named for the founders of the company, the Haseotes Scholar Award is presented to the student who best exemplifies Cumberland Farms’ values of hard work, achievement and commitment to community. The inaugural winner of the award is Justine Levesque of Windham, New Hampshire…

Ferrero Rocher chocolates has agreed to buy British chocolate maker Thortons. The deal is the first by Ferrero since the death earlier this year of patriarch Michele Ferrero…

The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has released the NACS State of the Industry Report of 2014. Published since 1972, the report provides information to help industry stakeholders maximize their company’s growth and profitability. This year’s 188-page report examines economic conditions and their potential impact on the industry and includes a comprehensive selection of charts and tables that focus on every area of the industry’s 2014 performance, including financial performance, store operations, merchandising, food service, fuels sales and quartile analysis.

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