Brett Dworski

The Iowa retailer wants to better understand how its foodservice offering and CEFCO’s meals perform together before moving forward with rebrands.

Once the deal finalizes, Amcon’s servicing base will include about 8,000 locations from 14 distribution facilities in 34 states.

The retailer has had a tumultuous past 365 days, from completing a major acquisition to facing takeover bids and financial setbacks.

Marcel Teunissen will take over the c-store retailer’s operations in the U.S. and Canada after spending the past four years as its CFO.

Scott McPherson will continue leading PFG’s foodservice, convenience and Vistar snacking segments in his new position.

Convenience retailers such as Couche-Tard, BP, Maverik and RaceTrac all appointed new chief executives during the year as they took on ambitious growth plans.

Our forecast included growth in small-scale M&A, food and beverage innovation and loyalty efforts, as well as EV momentum slowing down. We were right about some, and wrong about others.

Greg Rush will assume the top role at Houchens Food Group, which operates about 20 convenience stores in three states.

Lisa Mullings will step down after leading the travel center and truck stop association for the past two decades.

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