The sixth annual CSD/Balvor Foodservice Survey finds that convenience store chains with size and scale are reaping the biggest rewards from foodservice sales today.

The largest convenience store chain in the world announced a pair of new private label additions to its menu with two premium sandwiches, the Steakhouse Roast Beef and Bistro Deluxe.

Convenience store retailer 7-Eleven announced that it opened close to 5,000 stores worldwide in 2012, pushing the chain’s total to 49,500. It expects to open its 50,000^thstore by the end of the first quarter.

A new whitepaper from the NPD Group says that the fast-growing U.S. Hispanic market make 6 billion visits annually to the foodservice channel, spending $30 billion a year.

On Friday, 7-Eleven stores in Oregon and Washington will offer samples of the company’s private label foods and beverages, celebrating Fabulous Fresh Foods Friday.

So we might think back to 2012 and remember some of the more memorable moments in private label, but what did you think were the most important stories of the year? What did you come to our website and read time and again?

Been meaning to write about this one for a while. One of the companies that caught my eye headed into the National Association of Convenience Stores show in October was a sign maker called Watchfire.

Kroger on Wednesday announced two senior vice presidents in appointments that it said supported the company’s long-term growth plans announced last week.

A study this month from Nielsen Co. says that convenience stores have the smallest share of sales in retail channels tracked by the company, providing opportunities for suppliers and retailers for growth in the space.

A trio of speakers helped open the first day of educational sessions for the National Association of Convenience Stores show in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon by talking about private label’s future in the convenience channel.