Dark C
Editor
Dark C is editor of Inside Snack. He covers convenience retail, fuel, travel centers, foodservice, and the chain moves that show up first at the curb. His desk work starts from primary sources — EIA weekly averages, SEC filings, FDA and FSIS recalls, and Federal Register rules — then follows what those numbers mean for operators.
Bylines
- U.S. regular $4.071, diesel $5.599 in the week ended Aug. 31 — September 8, 2026
- Casey’s told the SEC it ran 2,959 stores as of July 31 — September 8, 2026
- Las Vegas, Oct. 6–9: what this desk will cover — September 2, 2026
- The EIA Monday print that actually moves a pump — August 19, 2026
- A Class I hits the roller grill before it hits the circular — July 28, 2026
- The store count is already in the 8-K — June 16, 2026
- The nicotine reset is a statute, not a flavor brief — May 12, 2026
- The diesel trip is not a QSR royalty — April 21, 2026
- SNAP already runs through the fuel door — March 18, 2026
- The 8-K is the deal. The wire is the paraphrase. — February 10, 2026