ROCKLAND, Mass. — Tedeschi Food Shops Inc. is introducing a sausage sub to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Boston’s Fenway Park.This hearty sub is covered with freshly roasted green and red peppers as well as onions.Read More
Finding Their Waycross: Flash Foods’ first complete travel center showcases Georgia chain’s success (CSP)
WAYCROSS, Ga. — In many Georgia towns, the Flash Foods convenience store sign is the tallest structure around. While that may not be the case for its new travel center in Waycross, the endeavor certainly has been a tall order–and a huge success–for the chain.Read More
Pinnacle ‘enhances’ fuel-inventory solution with mobile capabilities (CSP Daily)
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Pinnacle Corp. introduced the latest version of its browser-based, tank-inventory system to include mobile capabilities.The latest release of its Dispatcher Workstation adds mobile monitoring and alert capabilities. It also allows a Pinnacle-hosted SaaS implementation model for operators who don’t have or don’t want the required information technology (IT) infrastructure.
Pinnacle Releases Enhanced Fuel Inventory / Predictive Analysis Solution
ARLINGTON, Texas, March 13, 2012 – The Pinnacle Corporation (Pinnacle) announced today the latest release of its Dispatcher Workstation™ solution, the company’s browser-based, real-time tank inventory monitoring and predictive analysis solution designed for fuel buyers and dispatchers.
Pinnacle’s Dispatcher Workstation (DWS) monitors and displays multi-site fuel inventory information graphically and in real-time, enabling on-the-go operators to quickly and accurately assess fuel inventories and respond to immediate dispatch and inventory needs. With its predictive analysis tools and algorithms, Dispatcher Workstation provides operators with gallon per hour (GPH) depletion rates and product run out (PRO) timeframes, forecasting when inventory will be exhausted.
Dispatcher Workstation minimizes costly dispatcher errors resulting in over-stocking fuel tanks with excessive inventory. With the ability to quickly determine when locations really require replenishment and confirm in real-time when fuel loads have been delivered, DWS facilitates a “just-in-time” fuel inventory management model.
The latest release of Pinnacle’s Dispatcher Workstation adds mobile monitoring and alert capabilities for operators on-the-go. This release also allows a Pinnacle-hosted SaaS implementation model for operators who don’t have or desire the IT infrastructure required to reap the benefits from the DWS solution.
With the mobility of Dispatcher Workstation, working effectively outside of the office just became a little easier. “Real-time information is the key to accomplishing a true just-in-time fuel inventory management program,” says Brian Reynolds, Director of Fuel Solutions at Pinnacle, “fuel price volatility is here to stay and most operators are more dependent than ever on split load delivery capabilities. DWS assists dispatchers and fuel buyers in making more informed delivery decisions, and now does so from the convenience of their mobile device.”
About Pinnacle
The Pinnacle Corporation is a leader in the automation technology industry focusing on the rapidly evolving convenience store and petroleum industries. Pinnacle delivers products that automate the broad spectrum of convenience store operations and supply chain management of fuel operations. Nationwide, Pinnacle’s products and services are used daily in thousands of convenience outlets to automate and improve their store operations and by fuel marketers to increase their efficiency in the complex management of fuel delivery.
Contact Information:
Rosemary Waldrip
The Pinnacle Corporation
1-800-366-1173, extension 205
Mize Elevated to COO at Pinnacle (CSDecisions)
The Pinnacle Corp. announced the promotion of Drew Mize to chief operating officer. In his new role, Mize will be responsible for product management, marketing, client services, development, and information technology.
Love’s Provides Tornado Disaster Relief in Indiana, Kentucky (CSP)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has announced that it will donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross, Louisville, Ky., Regional Chapter, to help communities in the southern Indiana and Kentucky areas struck by tornadoes on March 2. Read More
Pinnacle People on the Move
ARLINGTON, Texas, March 5, 2012 – The Pinnacle Corporation (Pinnacle) announced today the promotion of Drew Mize to Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Mize will be responsible for Product Management, Marketing, Client Services, Development, and Information Technology.
Mize joined the organization in 2005 as Vice President of Retail Solutions, and most recently served as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. In his new role, he has additional responsibilities covering the Client Services, Development, and IT aspects of the company’s daily operations.
Bob Johnson, Pinnacle’s President/CEO states, “I’m pleased for us to be recognizing in this way, the important contributions Drew has made at Pinnacle over the past 7 years. Adding the position of COO to the company executive structure is consistent with our strategic objectives and positions us well for our future growth. ”
Pinnacle is also pleased to welcome the following recent new hires to the Pinnacle team:
- Jim Adams, Client Support Representative
- Yiraine Colon, Accounting Assistant
- Jason Harmolin, Inside Sales Team Lead
- Troy Jones, Developer II POS Payments
- Randy Kuykendall, Developer II POS Payments
- Kristen Riley, Developer II POS Payments
- Heather Smith, Graphic Artist/Marketing Coordinator
About Pinnacle
The Pinnacle Corporation is a leader in the automation technology industry focusing on the rapidly evolving convenience store and petroleum industries. Founded in Arlington, TX in 1990 with its corporate headquarters located in downtown Arlington, Pinnacle delivers products that automate the broad spectrum of convenience store operations and supply chain management of fuel operations. Nationwide, Pinnacle’s products and services are used daily in thousands of convenience outlets to automate and improve their store operations and by fuel marketers to increase their efficiency in the complex management of fuel delivery.
Contact Information:
Rosemary Waldrip
The Pinnacle Corporation
1-800-366-1173, extension 205
Stewart’s Shops Adds New Candy Bar Flavor (CSP)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Convenience store chain and ice-cream purveyor Stewart’s Shops is expanding its private-label candy bar line, the retailer has announced on its website and through social media. Premium Dark Chocolate Mint joins Premium Dark Chocolate With Raspberry and Chocolate with Caramel bars.It replaces the Chocolate with Peanut Butter flavor, according to a comment on the Stewarts Shops Facebook page.Read more
Wawa’s ‘Pipeline’ of New Stores (CSP)
WAWA, PA — Even as it prepares to enter the state of Florida, Wawa Inc. will see “exciting developments” in its core markets, CEO Howard Stoeckel said in his latest “Bird’s Eye View” blog. The retailer is making “a commitment to reinvest in [its] almost 600 Mid-Atlantic stores, and through the creation of a ‘pipeline’ of new stores,” he said.He revealed plans to open 15 to 20 stores in the company’s Mid-Atlantic market every year for the next several years. Some of these stores will be relocated older stores “where we can improve the experience and offer”; others will be new stores in areas the company believes it is currently underserving. Read more
Wawa Wending Its Way to Washington (CSP)
WAWA, Pa. — Pennsylvania-based convenience retailer Wawa Inc. is making moves toward Washington, D.C., according to a report by the Washington Business Journal.”We have several sites in the works,” Peter Gilligan, Wawa Inc.’s vice president and chief real estate officer, told the newspaper while representing the company at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Mid-Atlantic Conference, held this week at National Harbor.Read more
