1132 County Rd, New Limerick ME 04761
“These people are the best. Small Town service they help you on a personal level. Always accommodating and more than fair. They look out for you unlike most these days! Great store.great people,great place all around!”
Exit 302, 267 North St I-95, Houlton ME 04730
“A nice place to get great coffee and sometimes unexpectedly good Whoopie pies from what amounts to a large truck stop with a decent diner type menu / food. Sometimes that's kind of a destination place with its own vibe if you're in the mood for it. Next to what I think most would consider the major retail, hotel locations in town, plenty of that heading out of town too.”
112 North St, Houlton ME 04730
“It's A 55 mile drive from the Stix to Houlton. If we need to Fill up we do it here. The fuel turnover is high enough that there is never a watered down issue. Full service inside Hot coffee and snacks and a clean restroom. A Good Stop!”
3 Military St, Houlton ME 04730
“Good to take out food and courteous staff. Plus you can get coffee at a great price everyday! If you sign up for their coffee subscription it's like 20 cents a day for 1 cup.”
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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