#70 Partnering for Healthier Convenience

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#70 Partnering for Healthier Convenience

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May 22, 2017

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NACS has committed to the Partnership for a Healthier America to help guide convenience stores to serve healthier options to customers. As the first retail association to join PHA, NACS has a plan to revolutionize the industry to help curb the American obesity epidemic.

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May 22, 2017

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Whether it’s for food, fuel, drinks or snacks — about half of the U.S. population is at a convenience store every day. We sell 80% of the country’s fuel and we are 4% of the total U.S. economy. We’ll talk about what we see at stores — and what the future may hold — as long as it’s convenient.

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#2 Making the Healthy Choice the Convenient Choice: Amaris Bradley, Senior Manager of Partnerships for the Partnership for a Healthier America by Convenience Matters
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#37 The Greatest Show on Earth: Carolyn Schnare, NACS Director of Strategic Industry Initiatives; and Donovan Woods, Director of the Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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What Is Convenience Matters?: Whether it’s for food, fuel, drinks or snacks, about half of the U.S. population shops at a convenience store every day. On Convenience Matters, a weekly podcast brought to you by NACS, we’ll talk about what we see at stores and what the... by Convenience Matters
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#16 Skimming: What You Need to Know: Gray Taylor, ‎Executive Director at Conexxus by Convenience Matters
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#1 New Cars and New Fuels: Guest: Donovan Woods, Director of Operations for the Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#7 Convenient By Design: Joe Bona, Founder and President of MoseleyBona Retail by Convenience Matters
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#23 Gas to Go: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for theNational Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#20 Advocacy Made Easy: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for the National Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#11 The Ultimate Good to Go: Larry Jackson, Managing Director, GTG Business Resources, LLC (dba Good To Go Markets) by Convenience Matters
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#3 Is Hydrogen the Next Big Fuel?: Joe Gagliano, California Fuel Cell Partnership, and Bob Wimmer, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. by Convenience Matters
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#8 How Do You Sell Healthy?: Hank Cardello, Senior Fellow and Director of the Obesity Solutions Initiative at the Hudson Institute by Convenience Matters
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#12 Convenience Stores as Safe Places: Laurie Jackson, President & CEO, National Safe Place Network by Convenience Matters
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#22 We Card: Doug Anderson, president of The We Card Program by Convenience Matters
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#10 Defining the Future of Fuels: From electric charging to ethanol to compressed natural gas and hydrogen, new fueling options continue to gain traction in the marketplace. As these and other new fueling options emerge as viable alternatives to traditional gasoline and diesel fuel,... by Convenience Matters
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#13 You Can Go Home Again: Jared Scheeler, Managing Director, The Hub Convenience Stores Inc.; and DeAnn Scheeler, Director of Human Resources, The Hub Convenience Stores Inc. by Convenience Matters
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#17 Finding New Ideas: Richard Oneslager, President, Balmar Management Group by Convenience Matters
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#19 Shared Travel: Revolution or Evolution?: Smartphones have gone well beyond transforming how people communicate and share moments from their lives on social media – they are now transforming how people share things, whether renting homes, selling goods or even sharing cars. The allure to... by Convenience Matters
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#21 Fresh Convenience: Tom Stenzel, President and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association by Convenience Matters
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#4 Convenience Stores in the Movies: Michael Klein, communications professional and author by Convenience Matters
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#50 Foodvenience: Dan Munford, Managing Director, Insight by Convenience Matters
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#26 Warm Weather Heats Up Sales: Overall, convenience store sales from June through August are about 5% higher than the rest of the year, according to NACS sales data. And the sales of packaged beverages – soda, water, juices, teas and sports and energy drinks – are nearly 18%... by Convenience Matters
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#34 Pulling Together: Amy Slechta, Project Manager, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution by Convenience Matters
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#46 Doing Good for the Neighborhood: Leo Vercollone, President & CEO, VERC Enterprises by Convenience Matters
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#24 Texas Convenience Stores: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for theNational Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#30 Thirty Days of Gas Station Food: Frank Beard, endurance athlete by Convenience Matters
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#65 Is Anyone Buying E85?: The Fuels Institute E85 retail market report takes a deep dive into retail daily sales data to uncover whether E85 pricing really matters to consumers. by Convenience Matters
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#42 Understanding Consumers’ Minds: Adam Brumberg, Deputy Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, Cornell University by Convenience Matters
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#27 What’s in a Name?: Special Guest: Michael Klein, communications professional and author by Convenience Matters
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#71 A Conversation with Casey's General Store: Julie Jackowski, SVP, Corporate General Counsel/Secretary, Casey's General Stores, Inc. by Convenience Matters
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#40 Life Is Good: Steve Gross, Chief Executive Optimist, Life is Good Kids Foundation by Convenience Matters
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