LAS VEGAS -- In an emotional evening of tribute and recognition, Carl Bolch Jr., the chairman and CEO of RaceTrac Petroleum, accepted CSP’s 2009 Retail Leader of the Year award for pioneering forecourt retailing in the Southeast and making an indelible mark on the convenience industry overall.

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. -- A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by Sheetz Inc. over how a supplier owed the company for providing it with tainted tomatoes in July 2004. A Blair County, Pa., jury was expected to spend much of this week hearing the case between Sheetz and supplier Coronet Foods Inc. of Wheeling, W.Va., but the trial was called off after Blair County President Judge Jolene G. Kopriva was informed of the out-of-court settlement.

TULSA, Okla. -- As QuikTrip plans new test stores to be built in its home market of Tulsa, Okla., the chain has its eyes squarely set on reducing congestion in its stores while expanding its foodservice offer. “What could those foods be? We really don’t know yet,” said spokesperson Mike Thornbrugh.