Foodservice

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    3 frozen beverage trends worth watching

    Bold new flavors, the growth of mix-ins and an increasing focus on tech are bursting into c-stores.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    How 3 retailers are upgrading meal bundles

    Love’s, EG America and Rutter’s have all developed complex strategies for tying their in-house food with other products. Here are a few of their tips.

    By Christine Blank • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from C-Store Dive

    Top 5 stories from C-Store Dive 2023/2024

    By C-Store Dive staff
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    The sweet synergy of branded treats to boost traffic and profits

    Discover three proven ways to build loyalty, boost traffic and drive repeat visits with a signature branded foodservice program.

    Nov. 17, 2025
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    3 Big Numbers: Is consumers’ favorite QSR a c-store?

    Convenience retailers took the top two spots and four of the top 10 from restaurants in a recent Dunnhumby report analyzing dining customer value propositions.

    By • Nov. 14, 2025
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    Fueling Up: Pizza Hut might be up for sale. Could a c-store chain take a slice?

    Retailers are competing with QSRs and focusing on fresh food more than ever. Following RaceTrac’s recent deal for Potbelly, who says a c-store buyer is out of the question?

    By • Nov. 13, 2025
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    Kwik Trip boosts safety, efficiency and sustainability with automated cooking-oil

    Discover how Kwik Trip elevated their back-of-house operations and elevated their efficiency with automated cooking oil management.

    Nov. 3, 2025
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    Rebel brings Hatch Chicken QSR to the Midwest

    The restaurant opened last month inside a 4,700-square-foot Rebel c-store in Romeoville, Illinois, about 35 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

    By • Oct. 27, 2025
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    Potbelly promotes COO to president following RaceTrac buyout

    Adam Noyes has become president of the sandwich chain while CEO Bob Wright will remain in his post through the end of the year. 

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Oct. 24, 2025
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    What we learned from the NACS Show 2025

    From bold flavors to improving operations to encroaching competition, retailers discussed the pressures and trends shaping the industry.

    By , • Oct. 20, 2025
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    Inside Rutter’s bold and greasy foodservice playbook

    Behind off-the-wall creations like the Hangover Burger is a sophisticated vetting and development system, Director of Foodservice and Bar Strategy Philip Santini said at the NACS Show.

    By • Oct. 20, 2025
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    6 takeaways from Day 2 of the 2025 NACS Show

    Workshops on crime, foodservice and inventory management dominated the early morning, but it was a free-for-all once the massive expo floor opened for the first time.

    By , , • Oct. 16, 2025
  • A photo of a foodservice counter in a store. A sign over the counter says "Flyby Kitchen. Always fresh." there are two ordering kiosks and several glass-covered display areas. A logo on the wall to the right shows a chicken in aviation goggles and a scarf.
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    3 Big Numbers: Building trust in c-store foodservice

    While the industry has come a long way, many customers still view “gas station food” as a pejorative. Luckily, there are ways convenience stores can improve their image.

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    Love’s extends order-ahead tech to Hardee’s

    The technology lets customers schedule a pick-up time for their meals at the QSR’s 92 locations in Love’s travel centers.

    By • Sept. 30, 2025
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    Shell USA’s director of foodservice resigns

    Rene Da Costa said his final day with Shell USA, operator of about 200 Timewise c-stores across Texas, was Sept. 19.

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    TravelCenters of America adds kiosks to Popeyes

    The travel center company has already installed the technology at 45 locations, with plans to grow that to 66 by the end of 2025.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    EG America bringing Krispy Krunchy Chicken to Cumberland Farms

    The fried chicken QSR will debut at five Cumberland Farms c-stores in the Florida panhandle, with the first set to open on Sept. 22.

    By • Sept. 19, 2025
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    8 c-stores make menu moves

    7-Eleven, Rutter’s and EG America break out fall beverage LTOs while Wawa, Weigel’s and Royal Farms experiment with poultry.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Fast Stop CEO acquires 9 locations for new QSR concept

    The restaurants will feature the c-store chain’s Cajun-inspired fast food menu, which includes fried chicken, seafood, po boys and southern sides.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Love’s welcomes first Buffalo Wild Wings location

    The smaller format version of the popular chicken chain, which recently opened in a Kansas travel center, offers a selection of the restaurant’s most popular items.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    RaceTrac fills a key gap with Potbelly acquisition

    The fast-growing regional chain isn’t known as a foodservice destination. That could all change quickly with this latest deal, experts said.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Is 7-Eleven falling behind?

    The retailer is building next-generation stores and refining its focus on foodservice — but it’s also closing down lots of locations as executives ponder how to maintain a leading edge.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Couche-Tard returns to US same-store growth

    After enduring two years of shrinking comps, the retailer attributed this latest shift to a focus on value, especially in food and beverage.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Fall flavors lead c-store menu changes

    Pumpkin spice and apple-based flavors are beginning to take hold at multiple convenience stores, while Rutter’s returns to its Spam partnership.

    By • Aug. 25, 2025
  • A photo of a person with a cardboard takeout container in one hand and tongs in the other, selecting items from a roller grill. The takeout container says 7-Eleven and a sign over the roller grill says Flavor in Every Bite."
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    Stressed, bored and curious: How consumers are approaching food shopping right now.

    Shoppers don’t just want c-stores to echo their economic anxieties — they want help discovering new snacks, menu items and other “small wins,” the Kearney Consumer Institute found.

    By • Aug. 18, 2025
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    3 Big Numbers: How EG Group is reshaping its global footprint

    Ahead of a potential IPO, the retailer is selling off several business units and focusing on its strongest markets.

    By • Aug. 15, 2025