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Foodservice

Report details how continually refreshed prepared foods benefit convenience-store sales

 By Chuck Ulie on Jan. 13, 2026

This category has helped grow or maintain numbers, according to CSP’s inaugural C-Store Prepared-Foods Trends Report

Company News

Seven & i CEO sets 2026 priorities for convenience retail

 By Diane Adam on Jan. 05, 2026

Customer value, digital capabilities and food leadership will anchor 7-Eleven’s growth strategy, Stephen Hayes Dacus says

Foodservice

Steal This Foodservice Idea: Launch a loyalty program

Dec. 15, 2025

Culver’s CEO Julie Fussner: ‘I know, I know—we’re a tad late to the game on this one!’

Technology/Services

How AI is helping convenience stores price new products

By Chuck Ulie on Dec. 09, 2025

Revionics’ Matt Pavich also discusses navigating tariffs, inflation and high consumer price-sensitivity across a retailer’s entire assortment

Foodservice

Circana expands its market research on the c-store industry

By Chuck Ulie on Nov. 13, 2025

The company is now analyzing $15B in annual sales from prepared foods, dispensed beverages and fresh products

Foodservice

Satisfying On-the-Go Consumers with Craveable, Snackable Eats

Sponsored content from our partner Ajinomoto on Nov. 04, 2025

To harness convenience store foodservice visit dollars, operators need to ensure they’re meeting consumers’ needs and tastes.

Foodservice

Steal This Foodservice Idea: Jettison worn-out concept, bring in new one

Nov. 03, 2025

Sales went through the roof with a customizable Mediterranean restaurant at Cal State San Marcos

Snacks & Candy

Nostalgia and bold flavors are shaping snacking behaviors

By Diane Adam on Oct. 14, 2025

RaceTrac's Anna Kjerrumgaard reveals at the 2025 NACS Show that hot and spicy flavors, unique combinations like buffalo ranch and dill, and nostalgic 1990s-inspired snacks are dominating convenience retail

Foodservice

Convenience-store channel poised for growth, Technomic says

By Chuck Ulie on Oct. 13, 2025

Execution is everything when it comes to foodservice in c-stores, Donna Hood Crecca says

Beverages

What's Brewing in C-Store Coffee

Sponsored content from our partner SEB Professional North America on Oct. 10, 2025

The traditional boundaries between restaurant segments — QSR, fast-casual, full-service, and c-store — are dissolving at an unprecedented pace. Still, coffee has remained a constant in this changing landscape.

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