309 North Washington Street, Milledgeville IL 61051
“Great people. Friends car wouldn’t start due to the cold. Got it towed here and they kept an eye on it and once it warmed up were able to start it. Took great car of it for him and started to every day to make sure it worked until he got up there. Another friend recommended them and I do too!”
300 North Washington Street, Milledgeville IL 61051
403 North Broad Street, Lanark IL 61046
“Super friendly staff! My son calls this his favorite store because the staff always has a great attitude. Store is easy to navigate and everything is clean. Only complaint is that around lunch time you can't get into the pumps because of all the vehicles parked to get food.”
111 IL-64, Lanark IL 61046
“This place is great! Gas is pretty expensive but for a gas station they have great ready made food! I especially love their donuts, breakfast potatoes and pizza both traditional and breakfast style. Their fountain drinks are good too with a nice variety. I stop here when I visit my family's cabin in Lake Carrol, they don't have any by where I live regularly which is a bummer cause they are great!!”
The Iowa retailer, the third-largest convenience store operator in the country, built its new three-year plan around three priorities: store growth, food and beverage expansion, and kitchen technology upgrades. The company plans to add 120 stores during the current fiscal year. Its previous plan, launched in 2023, delivered more than 500 new stores and earned the company a spot in the S&P 500.
Read the postLove's Travel Stops is starting 2025 with ambitious growth plans, adding 20 new stores and updating 50 current locations across the country. The truck stop company will upgrade its stores through its Strategic Remodel Initiative, which started in 2022. This includes the modernization of its recently acquired turnpike location in Stroud, Oklahoma. By 2035, over half of Love's 655 stores will be either new or updated.
Read the postTexas-born Buc-ee's is changing the way people think about gas stations and convenience stores. This chain is known for its huge stores along highways, some with over 100 fuel pumps. With its funny billboard ads, award-winning clean bathrooms, and branded items Buc-ee’s is hard to miss. The company wants people to actually plan to stop at Buc-ee's during road trips, not just go there as a last resort. And it's working - the chain has a huge fan base, with Facebook groups dedicated to Buc-ee's having hundreds of thousands of members.
Read the postSheetz Inc., the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, is making big moves in the Motor City. The company announced plans to open four more locations across metro Detroit, weeks before opening its first Michigan location. The first Michigan Sheetz will open its doors in late summer at 33380 Wick Road in Romulus. More locations are planned for Taylor, Warren, and Macomb Township, each employing around 30 people, mostly full-time.
Read the postLove's Travel Stops is rolling out a new system that turns work into a game for its restaurant employees. Picture this: Three big screens in each restaurant, tracking how fast workers greet customers, take orders, and hand out food. It's not just for show - early results say it's making service 11 seconds faster on average. "These monitors track key performance metrics in real-time, such as greet times, order processing times and the time it takes for food handoff," Love's explains. The system creates a more interactive environment, fostering friendly competition between stores.
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