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The following column is written by Mark Fenner, president and CEO, and was originally published in the Summer 2018 issue of Momentum magazine. I was recently asked by an employee what I think MFA Oil Company will look like in the future and whether I feel we are still prospering. Both are great questions and…

Employees sent in dozens of questions for the management team prior to the last quarterly meeting. Several of the questions were answered in the meeting and shared via video. Here are a few more. What will MFA Oil look like in ten years?Mark Fenner, president and CEO – The company will likely be much larger and…

MFA Oil has been busy installing new credit card readers to protect customer payment information in all areas of the company’s business. For the past three years, U.S. banks have been replacing traditional magnetic stripe credit cards with new EMV cards – short for Europay MasterCard Visa – that store data on an embedded computer…

Managers, drivers and service technicians are set to receive a refresher on a variety of safety concerns in the month of May. Annual safety meetings are scheduled to kick off on May 8 and 11 training sessions have been scheduled across a range of the company’s operating territories. “We’ve got a full day of safety…

There are only a few days left for the spring season’s oil sale, but there’s still time to help customers save. “We are currently offering the biggest discounts on lubricants that we have ever given and market prices are likely to rise in the near future,” says William Reniker, senior warehouse manager. “This is a…

The latest addition to the Break Time chain opened March 15 on Paris Road in Columbia. The new store, which was rebuilt on the site of a former Break Time location, is more than twelve times the size of the previous operation. “The space was so limited at the old store,” says Break Time marketing…

The Smokestack Bar.B.Q brand has brought flavorful new options to Break Time customers looking for food on-the-go. Break Time’s latest food concept is now available at four locations and a new express program has been developed to broaden the barbecue’s availability. “With the success we’ve seen with our full-service Smokestack Bar.B.Q operations, we wanted to…

Customers in Marshall, Mo. have a new flex-fuel option at Break Time. E15, a blend of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline, is now available for purchase along with E85, which was already offered at the store. “As a farmer-owned cooperative, MFA Oil has a history of supporting agriculture in any way that it…

Employees sent in dozens of questions for the management team prior to the last quarterly meeting. Several of the questions were answered in the meeting and shared via video. Mark Fenner, president and CEO, addressed some of the questions in the most recent Insider podcast and more will be covered in upcoming Insider emails. Here…

Texting is a powerful tool many people use to communicate these days and the company’s recruiters are taking advantage of the technology to publicize career opportunities. Anyone interested in reviewing job postings for MFA Oil, Break Time, Big O Tires or Jiffy Lube need only text “Apply” to 97211. Doing so will activate an automated…

Traditionally, fuel prices tend to trend lower in the winter. This makes the timeframe from December to February a great time to talk to customers about fuel contracting. The company offers both fixed price contracts and maximum price contracts for up to 12 months into the future. Tim Danze, senior pricing analyst, suggests asking customers…