801 East Platt Street, Maquoketa IA 52060
“Came through Maquoketa 6/6/22 and stopped for gas. At the time E Platt St./64 was being tore up (road work). Despite the roadwork and mess it entails, the store was kept clean, especially the floor. The pics I have added of the Men's restroom are reality for a Casey's store with the traffic and business that they receive daily, which I am not going to "knock" them for it.”
917 West Platt Street, Maquoketa IA 52060
“guy that works here went out of his way to show me how the milkshake machine works; forgot his name but he looked like that kid from children of the corn except older & 6 ft tall”
916 West Platt Street, Maquoketa IA 52060
“Great food, my fiance will go there super late for a late night chicken fix often. The reason for the 4 instead of 5 is the restroom, I had to use it once and will never again. Fair prices and competes well with both Kwik Star and Casey's.”
104 Westgate Dr, Maquoketa IA 52060
“Got fried pork loin sandwiches with everything and they were great as always. I tried the new Mac n cheese with bacon. It was yummy but the portion was very small and not worth the $3.99 price tag.”
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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