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Plus, Love’s, Maverik and more also recently opened new locations. Rutter’s opened its first location of 2025 featuring its new on-site bar and lounge, according to a press release sent to NACS. The nearly 11,000-square-foot store is the retailer’s 89th location and features a 21+ space with nearly 75 alcoholic beverage options, including canned cocktails, beer and wine, five video gaming terminals, large-screen TVs to watch sports, exclusive bundle deals and access to Rutter’s food service menu. The location is also open 24/7. Love’s Travel Stops recently opened a new travel stop in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The store is the company’s fourth travel stop to open in 2025, according to Love’s. The new location has 21 truck parking spaces, laundry, showers, a CAT scale, four RV hookups, Wi-Fi and other amenities. The travel stop will add 120 jobs ranging from store retail operations to foodservice and truck maintenance. The location also has space…

The brand is bringing back an iconic effort with a focus on shareability and customization to engage a cohort of digital natives that crave authenticity. Dive Insight:Coke is refreshing one of its best-known and most-successful campaigns with a focus on Gen Z, a group that is comfortable making connections online but also craves authentic experiences that outlast fleeting digital moments. “Share A Coke” originally launched in Australia in 2011 and the U.S. in 2014 and was most recently iterated on in 2018. The marketing effort has become well-known for its focus on soda bottles with names printed on the packaging, a strategy that has contributed to a sense of personalization. The theme of the latest version of the campaign is captured in new video creative in which three young consumers have their mental state represented by digital icons in a sort of augmented reality. Their respective concerns fall away when they message…

Krispy Kreme is bringing even more sweetness to Aussies on the go with the expansion of its fresh daily doughnut delivery to select bp stores across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia – starting from 10th April, with an official launch on May 7th 2025. Krispy Kreme is expanding its successful partnership with bp, which already brings freshly made doughnuts to bp stores across New Zealand every day. The new local rollout introduces custom-designed cabinets, creating an elevated ‘store within a store’ experience that highlights freshness, variety, and convenience – redefining what customers can expect from their local bp. Krispy Kreme’s Chief Customer Officer, Michael Darling, said: “By expanding our reach to even more bplocations, we’re making it easier than ever for customers to enjoy our doughnuts fresh – never frozen andthawed – whenever the craving strikes. We’re passionate about ensuring every doughnut moment is a joyful one,…

Thai oil giant PTT OR is reportedly investing $220 million to extend Cafe Amazon’s network, renovate locations, and look into F&B acquisitions. According to PTT OR investor relations manager Pitirat Rattanachote, almost 40 per cent of the oil giant’s overall $560 million investment budget this year would go towards expanding its domestic coffee shop operation. Cafe Amazon is a Thai coffeehouse chain that is owned and operated by PTT Public Company, Thailand’s largest state-owned oil and gas corporation. Founded in 2002, the first Cafe Amazon location was in a PTT petrol station to improve the customers’ experience. In 2023, the company had more than 4400 locations across 11 Asian nations, with international branches in Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam. In 2023, PTT Oil and Retail said it would invest US$405 million in the expansion of its Cafe Amazon network and its Texas Chicken franchise.…

Viva Energy has announced its goal of developing a tyre-recycling facility in Melbourne, with plans to process up to 80,000 tonnes of used tyres annually. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian recycling firm Klean Industries to conduct a pre-feasibility study for the facility, with the project aiming to divert waste from landfill and contribute to the production of lower-carbon fuels. Lachlan Pfeiffer, Chief Strategy Officer at Viva Energy, said the initiative aligns with the company’s sustainability goals. “This partnership with Klean Industries is an important development for Viva Energy as we continue to explore new pathways to a more sustainable future for our refinery. By transforming end-of-life tyres into valuable resources, we are not only reducing waste but also pioneering new paths for low-carbon fuel production.” The proposed plant would recover three key materials from end-of-life tyres: recovered carbon black (used in tyre and plastic manufacturing),…

The Albanese Government is delivering $250 million to accelerate the pace of Australia’s growing domestic Low Carbon Liquid Fuels (LCLF) industry. This funding is part of the $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund and will be provided as grants to support pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment. Low carbon liquid fuels can be produced sustainably from waste, biomass such as agricultural feedstocks, or renewable hydrogen. Australia’s domestic LCLF industry will focus on supplying sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel in liquid fuel-reliant sectors, including transport (aviation, heavy vehicle, rail and maritime), mining, agriculture and construction. The development of low carbon fuels will drive economic growth and jobs in regional areas, including supporting diversification in agriculture, making good use of excess feedstock from crops, sugarcane and waste products such as tallow. CSIRO projects that a LCLF industry could contribute between AUD $6 billion to $12 billion annually in direct economic…