INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association has changed its name officially to the Indiana Food & Fuel Association.
“Since our founding in 1922, our organization has kept pace with the times, modifying our name on four separate occasions to meet the changing needs of our customers and the changes occurring in our industry,” said Trout Moser, president of National Oil Co., Bluffton, Ind. “Today, with fueling options soon to extend beyond petroleum, and our members offering fresh, often made-to-order food, the time is right for our name to evolve yet again to reflect not only our industry today, but where we will be tomorrow.”
The association announced its name change during the M-PACT show, the regional trade show for convenience-store operators and petroleum marketers from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. The show is held annually at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis and runs March 26-28.
In addition to the name change, the rebranded association rolled out new member programs, including an “Alexa”-type hotline that guarantees to begin resolving member questions within 30 minutes, a UST cloud-based compliance program, a refreshed retail launch of the Chill Indiana bags and a member grass-roots effort that involves owners and employees.
“The most important aspect of our name change is the addition of a tagline, which is ‘Conveniently Serving Our Communities,' ” said Scot Imus, executive director of Indiana Food & Fuel. “While our member businesses have become multidimensional, the one aspect that unites all of them is their convenient service to local communities.”
The Indianapolis-based group began in 1922 as the Indiana Independent Petroleum Marketers and evolved over the years. In 1963, it became the Independent Oil Marketers Association; in 1975, the Indiana Oil Marketers Association; and finally in 1993, the Indiana Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association.
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