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Consumer preference has reached an intersection.

You don't have to be a sports fanatic to realize that sports drinks can add major fizz to your convenience sales.

Canadians looking to buy cannabis-infused brownies or lotions will find a "limited selection'' in legal stores in mid-December at the earliest, the federal government says, but industry players expect the full rollout of next-generation pot products to come in 2020 or later.

Lab-grown meat is getting a lot of attention along with plant-based meat substitutes.

The transition from animal meat to plant-based alternatives will unleash a new era of agricultural productivity and Canada is well-positioned to benefit, Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown said last week.

Three Mont-Sainte-Anne area dépanneurs help feed ski regulars Quebec convenience store owner Alain Royer is no expert skier.    But he’s a wizard when it comes to zigzagging through the challenges of running three winter-dependent stores at the foot of Mont-Sainte-Anne, the largest ski resort in Eastern Canada, all called Marché Mont-Ste-Anne.    “We’re like ski shops and other seasonal operators,” says Royer. “If there’s no snow, we’re in trouble.” Tourists, he adds, make up roughly two-thirds of total store revenues. Nearly three-quarters of those sales happen during peak ski season from December to March.

The operator of 7-Eleven Denmark took home the 2019 NACS International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award during an awards ceremony on June 6.

A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force foodservice operators, restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plastic bottles for water and soda are more likely to be improved rather than phased out.