Last updated on October 15th, 2015 at 10:54 am
Convenience Store News In Brief…
VERC Enterprises, Sheetz and Flory’s Convenience & Deli of New York were named to the NACS 2015 Ideas 2 Go, showcasing emerging concepts that redefine convenience. VERC tested a program to provide work to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities that also significantly increased company culture. VERC expanded the program to provide employment to other hard-to-place people and saw its culture continue to flourish. Sheetz was cited for its new college location in Morgantown, West Virginia. This is the first modern location for Sheetz without gasoline or parking, with a complete focus on food and beverage offerings. Flory’s two-story facility in Fishkill, New York, features an old-time look and feel, with modern interior and exterior design elements and an upscale food service offering. The presentation was made during the last day of the NACS Show, held Oct. 11-14 in Las Vegas…
Named to the NACS Executive Committee during the NACS Show this week were Peter Tedeschi, president and CEO of Tedeschi Food Shops, NACS vice chairman and treasurer; and Joe Sheetz, president and CEO of Sheetz, vice chairman of legislative affairs…
Joseph Petrowski, former CEO of the Cumberland Farms Gulf Oil Group and founder and managing director of Mercanton Partners, a private equity group focused on energy distribution, will be one of the key speakers at the New England Convenience Store Association’s annual meeting and dinner on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Hilton-Boston Dedham Hotel. Ken Sadowsky, known to many as the “Beverage Whisperer,” is the other keynote speaker. The program begins at 5:30 p.m.
