In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Chuck Ulie talks with Jennifer Loper of C3 Brand Marketing, Overland Park, Kansas, who spoke at CSP’s C-Store Foodservice Forum June 18 in Schaumburg, Illinois. At the forum, she presented with Julia Foley, C3’s senior insights and strategy supervisor.

On this podcast, Loper talks about what kid-friendly convenience-store foodservice offerings look like, how to get started, the importance of communication with customers, knowing safety standards and more.

In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Rachel Gignac talks with Brian Ferguson, chief marketing officer at EG America, Westborough, Massachusetts. Ferguson talks about EG's loyalty program, SmartRewards, the chain's investment in retail media and artificial intelligence and its foodservice offerings.

In the latest episode of CSP's "At Your Convenience" podcast, Vice President of Content Strategy Abbey Lewis sits down with Marc Walkin, Head of Marketing at Qsic. Walkin makes a compelling case for why convenience stores represent an ideal environment for strategic audio: "What makes c-stores so unique is first, they're highly impulse-driven relative to other channels," Walkin explains. "Any audience that is more impulse-driven is obviously more susceptible to ads that could change behavior."

Sandie Deas Ray, Nadine Lim and Elsa Storts are three consumer-packaged goods (CPG) leaders who are all at different stages of their careers. They’re also all part of the same power team, a group of industry members who attended CSP’s Convenience-Store Women’s (CSW) Event and who meet throughout the year to solve challenges that women in the workplace face. 

In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” Lim, e-commerce manager at Temple, Texas-based McLane Co. Inc.; Deas Ray, vice president of foodservice sales and marketing at Frisco, Texas-based Ruiz Foods Inc.; and Storts, trade show and event manager for Austin, Texas-based BeatBox Beverages, get candid about mentorship.

In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Chuck Ulie talks with Liza Salaria, merchandising and foodservice practice lead at Chicago-based W. Capra, from CSP’s C-Store Foodservice Forum in Schaumburg, Illinois, in June.

Salaria discusses correcting foodservice margin leakage, touching on gross margins, open rings, known loss, unknown loss, supplies and more.

In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Diane Adam talks with Mitch Morrison, vice president of retailer relations at Informa Connect, about the latest news and trends in the tobacco category. The two talk about staff changes at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), how artificial intelligence might speed up the agency's premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) review process, growing illicit vape sales and more. 

In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Rachel Gignac talks to Neha Nayyar, senior director of loyalty, personalization and shopper marketing at 7-Eleven, and Mario Mijares, vice president of marketing, loyalty and monetization platforms at the Irving, Texas-based chain.

The conversation about 7-Eleven’s retail media network took place in April at CSP’s Retail Media Network Forum in Dallas. Nayyar and Mijares discuss the convenience-store chain's ad channels, retail media partnerships, personalization and more.

In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Chuck Ulie talks with Kathy Williams, senior category leader at Minuteman Food Mart, Elizabethtown, North Carolina, owned by Campbell Oil Co., from CSP’s Cold Vault Forum in Lombard, Illinois, in May.

Williams, a CSP 2025 Category Manager of the Year winner for center store, small chain, talks about the importance of watching trends, Minuteman’s love of innovation, the importance of leveraging vendors to get insight on consumers and more.

The tobacco industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by scientific research and innovation in non-combustible alternatives. With more than 1 billion adult smokers globally and nearly 30 million in the United States alone, understanding the principles of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) has become increasingly important for both industry stakeholders and consumers. In a recent "At Your Convenience" podcast, we explore the science behind potentially reduced-risk tobacco products and their role in public health.

Joining us was Tim Nestor, Executive Vice President of Scientific Research & Development at the Reynolds American Organization. He shared insights from his extensive experience leading cutting-edge research in tobacco harm reduction. Nestor breaks down the scientific framework known as the "risk continuum," and explains the rigorous research behind non-combustible alternatives.

"At Your Convenience" brings industry experts and analysts together with CSP editors to discuss the latest in c-store news and trends. From mergers and acquisitions to foodservice and technology, the podcast delivers the story straight to listeners in short-format episodes, perfect for the morning commute or a quick break at the office.

There has been an explosion in THC beverages in the past six months, and Melissa Vonder Haar, managing director of TradeWorks for St. Louis-based display solutions firm iSEE Store Innovations, said convenience retailers must capitalize on this emerging segment so they don’t get left behind. 

But, to do that, retailers must educate themselves and their consumers about cannabis, while also lobbying for clearer regulations within the industry, Vonder Haar said during the latest episode of CSP podcast “At Your Convenience.”

Vonder Haar is assisting CSP with its efforts to bring convenience retailers up to speed in the cannabis space through the launch of the CSP C-Store Cannabis Board. Vonder Haar will serve as the board’s inaugural chairwoman. Retailers and suppliers interested in participating in the board should fill out this form. 

CSP will launch the C-Store Cannabis Forum in 2026