101 South Main Street, Pearl City IL 61062
“I went a while ago, and they had beer battered chicken strips. It was 15 for $8, and I have never been happier. It was one of the greatest food experiences I've ever had. The chicken was the size of my hand. It is a wonderful place, and I hold it close to my heart.”
519 E Lena St, Lena IL 61048
“I usually stop between 3/4 or 8/9 pm. I have often had younger young men working & they are simply some of the nicest & most helpful young men I've had the experience of meeting. Great Staff & Great Food”
501 West Market Street, Shannon IL 61078
“Great management and most of the staff are just as good. A few bad customers make there jobs a lot more difficult. A lot of man babies keep destroying the bathroom and leaving it disgusting. Staff try to keep up with cleaning up after them. A lot of the bad reviews are from garbage people that wanted free stuff and special treatment, but didn't get either.”
301 North Schuyler Street, Lena IL 61048
“Great staff, always friendly. In fact, my cousin accidentally left their wallet in the bathroom and someone returned it to the staff and they helped us get it back without any issue.”
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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