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Chuck Ulie

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CSP Daily News & @CSPmagazine No. 1 source for convenience store news: food, beverages, snacks, candy, fuel, tobacco, tech, M&A. [email protected]

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  • 2 months ago | cspdailynews.com | Rachel Gignac |Diane Adam |Hannah Prokop |Greg Lindenberg |Chuck Ulie |Steve Dwyer | +1 more

    Fuel organizations are also concerned about imported crude oil and an increase in gas and consumer goods prices

  • Jan 10, 2025 | supermarketnews.com | Chuck Ulie

    Between growing health concerns and Dry January, the number of nonalcoholic beverages from which to choose is increasing. Molson Coors, which has said it wants to become a total beverage company and “continues to look for new ways to connect with consumers on more occasions,” has grown its portfolio of nonalcoholic offerings in the U.S. market over the past few years. Now, the company said the plan is working.

  • Jan 8, 2025 | supermarketnews.com | Chuck Ulie

    GLP-1 drugs initially used to treat diabetes—and now also are used to help lose weight—are “having a profound impact on how consumers allocate their food and beverage and nonfood spending,” a new report from Chicago-based market research firm Circana said. Circana added that it believes the industry is at an “inflection point” in how these drugs, which include Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda, will shape spending patterns in the future.

  • Jan 6, 2025 | supermarketnews.com | Chuck Ulie

    A food offering convenience stores might want to consider adding is chicken and waffle pizza, which is a growing trend in restaurants, according to CSP sister research arm Technomic’s recent Dish report. This mashup, which features the “classic breakfast combination of chicken and waffles as a pizza topping,” can be found in limited-service restaurants.

  • Dec 13, 2024 | supermarketnews.com | Chuck Ulie

    Dollar sales are up in the center store at convenience stores, but the numbers don’t tell the entire story. These sales “aren’t so hot when it comes to unit sales,” Don Burke, senior vice president at Management Science Associates Inc., Pittsburgh, said in September at CSP’s inaugural Center Store Forum in Schaumburg, Illinois. CSP is the sister publication of Supermarket News and covers convenience.

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Chuck Ulie
Chuck Ulie @custorefood
10 Apr 25

Loop Neighborhood convenience stores is exploring developing a made-to-order beverages program focusing on cold products, Brandon Frampton (pictured left with Dash In’s Josh Campbell), director of foodservice, said at CSP’s Dispensed Beverages Forum. #cspdailynews #convenience https://t.co/XPCn0oFjqk

Chuck Ulie
Chuck Ulie @custorefood
9 Apr 25

Eighty-one percent of c-store consumers say a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere is important when choosing a retailer for a foodservice occasion, Robert Byrne, senior director of consumer research at Technomic, said at CSP’s Dispensed Beverages Forum. #cspdailynews #foodservice https://t.co/8K7Da9dD9T

Chuck Ulie
Chuck Ulie @custorefood
9 Apr 25

This way to CSP's 2025 Dispensed Beverages Forum, starting now in Lombard, Illinois. Mitch Morrison of CSP parent Informa kicks things off with a welcome. Plenty of coverage in the coming days. #cspdailynews #convenience #foodservice https://t.co/3pX4ZsulUt