Pat Pape

2 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Pat Pape

It’s unlikely that anyone will ever encounter a genuine jackalope, Bigfoot, Wampus cat or North American convenience store that doesn’t sell packaged beverages. According to 7-Eleven, more than two-thirds of customers’ store trips include a beverage purchase, making it essential to provide a broad selection of drinks to satisfy consumer preferences.

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Pat Pape

As the c-store industry’s third largest foodservice category, cold dispensed beverages made up 7.5% of foodservice sales in 2023. The category beat NACS’ inflation metric and grew sales by 9.6%, a year-over-year sales dollar increase from $4,836 to $5,301 per store, per month, according to the NACS State of the Industry Report® of 2023 Data.