Five C-Store Trends: The View From the Street

Earlier this year, we completed our latest study on capturing opportunities in c-store prepared foods. It’s robust reporting with data on operator perspectives and plans as well as consumer behavior and attitudes. (And it’s currently on sale for a limited time!) But...

Snacking: The Most Important Meal of the Day?

The next generation are grazing and snacking far more frequently than generations before it. More than half of Gen Z (some of whom are teenagers) and Millennials (none of whom are teens, and some of whom are pushing 40) eat three meals per day. But 84% of Gen Z and...

To Tip or Not to Tip? Depends, Really.

I have written way too much lately about inflation, the economy, wages and the grim realities of wrestling employment in our industry back to normalcy. As we continue to navigate a climate where the effects of the pandemic are still bringing very real challenges, we...