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NEW MEMBERS
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REGULAR MEMBERS
- Flash Foods/Fuel South, Waycross, GA
Eric Gardner, General Manager; Jerry Wood, Assistant Manager; Andy Johnson, Distribution Manager; Debbie Butler, Office Manager States Marketing In: GA and FL
Flash Foods is a convenience-store chain operating in Georgia and Northern Florida. Flash Foods is owned by the Jones Company, and supported by other Jones Company subsidiaries such as Fuel South and Distribution South. Fuel South is the company’s wholesale petroleum division, while Distribution South is the wholesale grocery division. Flash Foods has 180 c-stores and partnerships with Krystal, Subway and Taco Bell fast food operations. The company also markets under the Flash Foods, Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron fuel brands.
www.flashfoods.com
- GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, IL
Brendy Lee, Energy Supply/Marketing Manager; Marion Ertmer, Manager Retail Operations; Jim Spradlin, Energy Division Manager States Marketing In: 14 Midwest states including Ontario, Canada
GROWMARK, Inc. is a federated regional cooperative formed in 1927. GROWMARK Energy markets gasoline, distillates, renewable fuels, propane, lubricants and automotive products through FS member cooperatives in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin and to member and non-member wholesale customers in 11 other mid-continent states from Colorado to Ohio. In addition, GROWMARK provides risk management services to customers through its Partners-In-Price program. GROWMARK recently intensified its long-term commitment to the production, marketing, and promotion of “Home Grown Fuels” with an investment in a biodiesel manufacturing plant under construction in Mexico, Missouri. GROWMARK operates 210 fuel outlets under its FAST STOP brand.
www.growmark.com
- Prieto S.S. Inc., Bronx, NY
Pedro Santana; Maria Rodriguez
States Marketing In: NY
Prieto S.S. Inc. has been in the gasoline business for over 25 years. The company has two fuel sites that market Extra fuel, as well as one Mobil branded location. The company’s mission is to provide fast, friendly and safe service to poor areas of New York City.
- Refined Marketers; Grand Rapids, MI
Randy Van Manen, President; Brad Van Manen, Secretary
States Marketing In: MI
Randy and Brad Van Manen’s father got his start in the industry as an agent for Standard Oil in 1950. He later created a jobbership in 1976 that is known today as Refined Marketers. The company currently markets BP, Sunoco and unbranded fuels. The company operates 20 cardlocks and partners with Pacific Pride. The company also has 35 dealer operations.
- RPF Oil Co., Grand Blanc, MI
John A. Fleckenstein, President/CEO; Kenneth W. Rappuhn, Vice President/CFO; Dan Fleckenstein, Vice President, Acquisitions
States Marketing In: MI
RPF Oil was started in 1933 by Richard Paul Fleckenstein. Today, RPF is a wholesale distributor to BP branded dealers. RPF is in an expansion period having acquired 25 percent of the BP detract divestiture and another branded jobber. The company will be actively looking for new acquisitions in 2006.
www.rpfoil.com
- Universal Marketing Inc., Wilmington, DE
Dan Batra, President; Sanjiu Mohla, Vice President
States Marketing In: PA, MD, NJ and DE
Universal Enterprises was established in 1998. Universal Enterprises is the principal holding company of the Universal Group. The company has a chain of 11 CITGO and Exxon branded gasoline stations. Its stations are located on highly visible sites that sell large volumes of gasoline and diesel, and are known for quality services. The company plans to expand its retail operations in the future. Universal Marketing Inc. controls the wholesale distribution of motor fuels for the company. The wholesale division distributes CITGO, Valero, Marathon/Ashland, ConocoPhillips, Sunoco and Shell branded fuels. The company buys fuel from refiners and ships it directly to its customers through common carriers. The company’s common carrier partners are BRT, Samuel Coraluzzo and Penn Tanks Prospect Transportation. The company wholesales fuel to roughly 95 sites.
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FUEL SUPPLIER
- Aventine Renewable Energy, Pekin, IL
Victor Mims, Ethanol Sales Manager; Jim Sneed, Vice President Ethanol Marketing
States Marketing In: Throughout the United States
Aventine has been producing ethanol since 1981. The company is one of the largest producers and marketers in the United States. Aventine’s objective is to provide clean, renewable energy for the world.
www.aventinerei.com
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ASSOCIATE MEMBER
- Vital Processing Services (Vital), a TSYS Company,
Tempe, AZ
Bev Wells, president; Robert Blair, EVP product and technology; Bob Philbin, EVP and chief financial officer
States Marketing In: All 50 states
Vital is a leader in merchant and acquirer processing solutions. We deliver comprehensive end-to-end payment solutions to acquirers and their merchants to reliably process millions of credit, debit and other transactions every day. From authorizing and capturing electronic payments at the point of sale to clearing and settling merchant transactions, managing merchant terminals and providing information management services, Vital partners with acquirers to help them effectively manage and grow their merchant portfolios. Vital is a wholly owned TSYS (“NYSE: TSS”) subsidiary. Additional information about Vital can be found at
www.vitalps.com.
www.vitalps.com or sales@vitalps.com
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Thanks to everyone out there working on membership
every day — you make all the difference!
A “special thank you” to these new member sponsors!!!
Don Borzilleri
Tod Butler
Grady Chronister
Kelly Delaney
Mark Hansen
Sara Hordinski
Tom Kelso
Mike Ports
Stewart Spinks
Jon Stewart
Do you know someone who should be a SIGMA member?
Contact Marilyn Selvitelle at (703) 375-0486 or (703) 967-0534 or
via email at mselvitelle@sigma.org
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