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One A Day Debuts New Multivitamin to Address the Needs of the Active Man
Featured Headline Morristown, N.J., September 8, 2010 -- Taking part in physical activities is a priority for many men. Whether it's cross-training at the gym, surfing, or playing a heated game of basketball after work, men know that exercise can help their... [view full]

Spot On Energy Nets 4,000 Circle K Locations
Dallas, September 1, 2010 -- Spot On Energy has announced an agreement to be placed in 4,000 Circle K convenience stores by the end of 2010. Spot On Energy Patches "combine superior energy ingredients" -- B vitamins, green tea extract, caffeine... [view full]

New Health Canada and FDA Studies Support BPA Safety
Washington, D.C., September 1, 2010 -- As part of its research commitment on bisphenol A (BPA), Health Canada has released the results of a new survey regarding BPA exposure levels in a variety of soft drink and beer products. "The... [view full]

Circle K is Lucky Location for Louisiana Powerball Winners
Featured Headline Baton Rouge, La., August 27, 2010 -- The second-biggest Powerball prize ever won in Louisiana was claimed August 25 by an 11-member Vietnamese-American family. The winning ticket in the multi-state game -- worth $85.7 million before taxes -- was sold July... [view full]

Coinstar Named One of FORTUNE's '100 Fastest-Growing Companies'
Featured Headline New York, August 27, 2010 -- FORTUNE magazine has ranked Coinstar, Inc. No. 61 on its 2010 "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" list. FORTUNE Managing Editor Andy Serwer writes in the September 6, 2010 issue, "The troubled economy is on all of our... [view full]

R&M Offers Report on U.S. Convenience Stores
Dublin, Ireland, August 27, 2010 -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Convenience Stores" report to their offerings. EXCERPTS FROM THE REPORT "The U.S. convenience store (c-store) industry includes about 120,000 stores with combined annual revenue of about $350... [view full]

FDA Comments on Massive Egg Recall
Featured Headline Washington, D.C., August 23, 2010 -- At press time, approximately 500 billion shell eggs have been the subject of an historic nationwide recall following an outbreak of salmonella that has infected approximately 1,300 people in the United States. The following is... [view full]

7-Eleven Selects KSS for Price-Modeling Optimization
Featured Headline Florham Park, N.J., August 23, 2010 -- 7-Eleven Inc., the world’s largest convenience store operator, franchisor and licensee, has selected KSS Retail for its price-modeling, forecasting and optimization solution for 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. and Canada. 7-Eleven will use... [view full]

7-Eleven Acquires 14 Quarles Retail Outlets
Featured Headline Dallas, Texas, July 15, 2010 -- 7-Eleven, Inc. has closed on an agreement to purchase 14 gasoline locations in Virginia from Quarles Petroleum, Inc. of Fredericksburg, Va. The stores will be re-branded as 7-Eleven operations, and these sites will continue... [view full]

Fraunhofer Boosts Food Freshness with New Package-Coating Technology
Dresden, Germany, July 8, 2010 -- To preserve freshness in bagged snacks, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology in Dresden, Germany have developed a method to coat plastic foils with a very thin barrier layer... [view full]

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