410 E Paton St, Paton IA 50217
“I love the Paton Pit Stop!!! Me and my other drivers love staying here when we are in the area hauling ethanol out of Gowrie just up the road. There is always parking and its next to a cornfield so when it's nice out at night, we love to shut off the trucks and sleep in the quite without the constant noise of bigger truck stops. Yes, they close early but look at the size of the town. Can't be easy finding help or having enough business to justify the expense of staying open. If they are closed when you park and take your 10 hr break they will be open when you get up (open at 5:30am). Great food! Always spotless! And a shower room that would rival the bathroom in a lot of homes. That gals working when I stop in are always friendly.”
1131 Market St, Gowrie IA 50543
“I typically make my Wednesday pizza order at this Casey's because they do it much better than any Casey's in Fort Dodge. They get my BBQ Brisket pizza order down PERFECTLY and I greatly appreciate it. Love you guys, thanxxx”
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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