Royal Buying Group, Inc. (RBG) announced today details about the twelfth (12th) annual Independent C-Store Networking Event and Golf Outing. This year’s event will be held at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club at 1 Pete Dye Drive in Lemont, Illinois on Thursday, September 6, 2012. This event will provide a nice casual setting for current or potential Royal Buying Group, Inc. suppliers and retailers to meet and talk about today’s convenience retailing industry.
This year’s golfing event will also support the Royal Buying Group, Inc. Education Scholarship Program. In order to give back something to the convenience store industry and to help nurture future leaders, Royal Buying Group, Inc. will award educational scholarships to RBG retailers and/or their children that are High School seniors or graduates who are planning to or are enrolled at an accredited two or four-year College or University in the United States that will lead to an academic degree. The application process and related details regarding the Scholarship Program will be announced in the fall of this year.
Suppliers that would like to register or request additional information about the event may contact Donna Joritz at (630) 353-7981 or at d.joritz@royalbuying.com. Retailers may register for the event by contacting Katie Ames at (630) 353-7952 or at k.ames@royalbuying.com. Registration forms and more details regarding the golf outing can also be found by visiting http://www.i-c-expo.com/.
Royal Buying Group, Inc. (RBG) is a national merchandising & marketing company for independent, single and multiple-site retailers representing thousands of convenience stores, petroleum locations, truck stop-travel plazas, auto repair shops, college book stores, independent drug stores, tobacco outlets and liquor stores throughout the country. Royal Buying Group, Inc. is dedicated to maximizing sales and profitability of convenience retailers.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
RBG Announced the 2011 Vendors of the Year
April 12, 2012, Oak Brook, IL - Royal Buying Group, Inc. (RBG) announced the 2011 Vendors of the Year at the 2012 Independent C-Store Expo. RBG grants this award to vendors who provide the highest level of service and programming in their category to Royal Buying Group’s chain of independently operated convenience stores, college bookstores, truck stops/travel plazas and independently operated pharmacy locations, tobacco, and liquor store locations. The following companies and contacts were honored with this award:
Beverage Category
George Graziano, Sales Director – Convenience West, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Candy Category
James Janzen, Director – Customer Development, Nestle
General Merchandise Category
Kevin Dohoney, Business Manager – Chicago, BIC
Equipment Category
Jim Brunoldi, Sr. Relationship Manager – Regional Accounts, Cardtronics, Inc.
Foodservice Category
Shultz Hartgrove III, SVP Development – Convenience & Non Traditional, Quiznos
Snacks Category
TJ Powers, Senior Manager – Business Development, Kellogg’s
Tobacco Category
Inga Pedersen, Territory Manager, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Distributor Category
Steve Brady, Vice President of Sales – Convenience & Military, McLane Company, Inc.
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