Ankeny, Iowa — Casey’s General Stores, Inc. continues to expand its alternative fuel options in response to evolving guest needs and as part of its environmental stewardship efforts. In addition to offering biofuel options, Casey’s expansion of alternative fuels can most notably be seen with the recent addition of the company’s 11th Tesla Supercharger at its Urbana, Ill., location. As consumer demand for alternative fuel options continues to grow, Casey’s has continued to add EV charging stations across its 16-state footprint. Over the last year, the number of chargers at …
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— By John Moody — Insights for boosting profit margin with technology. According to the USDA, the level of food price inflation for restaurant food purchases rose 7.4% from May 2021 to May 2022. While some operators are forced to increase menu prices to accommodate this remarkable spike in food costs, others are trying desperately to find other ways to remain profitable without passing the additional burden on to their customers. There are three primary controls that restaurant operators need to pay careful attention to when trying …
Charlotte, N.C. — Clean Juice®, the nation’s first USDA-certified organic juice bar, continues to report rapid expansion for its franchise development model across the United States. “Clean Juice is more than just juice,” says Landon Eckles, CEO of Clean Juice. “We’re an organic food and ‘quick-service restaurant’ brand that continues to grow into a lifestyle entity of its own.” Clean Juice exploded onto the organic food and beverage scene in 2015 and was the nation’s first organic juice concept to earn a coveted certification from the USDA. In just 4 …