Sustainability in Convenience Stores

Sustainability in Convenience Stores

Surplus Food for Purchase

Convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. this summer announced it had partnered with Too Good To Go, a marketplace for surplus food. Through the Too Good To Go app, customers can purch...

Sustainability in Convenience Stores

Casey’s Among Retailers Expanding Use of Solar Power

Solar power is burning brighter as convenience retailers increasingly eye sustainable energy solutions. And it’s little wonder: Convenience stores require a lot of energy to operate, from refrige...

Driven by new sustainability goals and evolving cooling technology, grocery and convenience retailers are reimagining their strategy behind refrigeration, investing in and implementing refrigerants wi...

As adoption of a more sustainable lifestyle continues to grow amongst consumers, sentiment toward sustainable businesses is top of mind as well, including the convenience-store sector. Climate-fo...

The survey indicates that 80% of consumers are very or somewhat concerned about the environmental impact of the products they buy, up from 68% in 2023 and 66% in 2022. When it comes to filling their t...

Products

With customers indicating they care about the products they buy, and the environmental impact, there’s much to consider for c-store operators, including plastic products and packaging, and the transit...

Implementing sustainable solutions is nothing new for many convenience-store chains, including global convenience-store conglomerate Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., the parent company of 7-Eleven Inc...

Offering more sustainable food products to create a healthier planet is what customers are expecting, but for convenience-store retailers, the balance of what’s good for the planet also needs to be co...

CEO Bobak Bakhtiari took control of his father’s Food Mart in 2013, and in 2021, he transformed it into Hangry Planet, a 100% plant-based convenience store. The store stands out on the road ...

In August in Petaluma, California, Circle K joined other retailers in a citywide test initiative for reusable cups.The program, which ran until Oct. 28, involves more than 30 foodservice retailers giv...

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