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Blue Rhino, celebrating its 30th anniversary, invites grilling enthusiasts to enter a nationwide sweepstakes for the chance to become an honorary chief grilling officer, with prizes from partners like Operation BBQ Relief. Established in 1994, Blue Rhino now boasts 65,000 selling locations nationwide and is expanding through partnerships with major retailers like Walmart.
Ferrellgas Partners L.P. has acquired Eastern Sierra Propane in a sale advised by Matrix Capital Markets Group. The California-based propane retailer Eastern Sierra was found in 1993 by Tom Sigler and Rudy Forster.

Ferrellgas Partners L.P. recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of the formation of the company’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The company is a leading propane logistics company, one of the world’s largest propane retailers, and is operating under the Blue Rhino brand, the nation’s leading propane tank exchange provider.

Michael Cole, FerrellgasLIBERTY, Mo. (March 3, 2023) — Ferrellgas Partners L.P. announced it has hired Michael E. Cole as its new chief financial officer. He brings more than 35 years of experience in financial and energy-related fields, as well as a collaborative leadership approach.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Nov. 11, 2022) Blue Rhino announced another expansion of its home delivery service, this time to the Fort Myers, Florida, area. In addition to purchasing or exchanging for a ready-to-grill tank at any of the dozens of convenient stores that offer Blue Rhino propane, Fort Myers residents can now have a fresh, cleaned and leak-tested Blue Rhino tank or two delivered directly to their front door.

Liberty, Mo., (June 13, 2022) — Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., one of the nation’s largest propane retailers, announced today that it is joining the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA). The Washington, D.C.-based trade organization represents approximately 2,400 companies in the U.S. propane industry.

“This is the right time for Ferrellgas to lend its expertise to our industry association,” said Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board James E. Ferrell. “Ferrellgas is focused on growth, and so is the NPGA.”

Overland Park, Kan. (Nov. 11, 2021) — The Management Development Program at Ferrellgas has another set of trainees who are set to graduate and make the transition into positions with the organization. The Summer 2021 group of 22 candidates graduated from the program on Nov. 11, 2021.

All of the trainees will now transition into key full-time positions and are ready to apply skills gained in the Management Development Program to positively impact the business of the high-performing logistics company.