“Local place to get gas is a must! Great little hardware store right down the road. What more could you ask for. Great service! Yup if you buy a bag of mulch or birdseed they will load it in your car. And do it with a smile!”
“I was driving through Chesire, NY and needed to refuel. A Sunoco station popped up and I stopped in. Expecting a 7-11 type store with the gas station, I was more than pleasantly surprised. The Company Store is a 100-yr-old former schoolhouse. When you first enter the building, you are greeted by friendly employees, wonderful aromas and a beautiful coffee bar that is the woodwork of a local artisan. Pizza baked in the store from dough made from scratch, store baked cookies, homemade salads (macaroni, chicken, tuna, shrimp and pasta on this day) are available for purchase. All sandwich meats are sliced when you order so they are fresh. There’s a grab and go section with foods to heat and eat that have been made in the store. Shelves are stocked with the groceries people need on a run-in basis. Glass cases store a wide selection of beverages. I learned from the owners, there are classrooms upstairs, in a space called the Cheshire Union, that have been converted into artists’ studios, an art classroom, an area where artists can display and sell their art, and a room where locals can sell their goods on consignment. Going to the beach? Going on a picnic? Going boating or to CMAC? – this is a great place to get the food you need. The Company Store and Cheshire Union are well worth stopping along the way, especially if you’re hungry!”
“Enjoyed it at a wide selection of different treats the young lady behind the counter was nice got some lotto tickets and boom we'll stop there again when I go that way”
“Always fill up here people there are nice and friendly always polite. Just to let people know I was manager of a gas station and here is some thing you should know. Never get gas while a fuel truck is dumping. They are stirring up the tanks and water and particles are mixing in the gas while they dump. Second suggestion is try to get fuel at the same place so if there's a problem you know where it came from and you benefit from it . If your getting good gas there you want to stay with it.”
“I was on a job that had me driving by this little place in the middle of nowhere. Decided to stop in for lunch since they have a back driveway you can park a truck in. I'm glad I stopped, my tuna sub was made to order and so yummy! The staff is friendly and the prices are less than I expected. This is a great little store with a little of everything and well worth stopping at. Next time I'm driving by I'll be sure to stop in!”
“Byrne Dairy in general is always a great place to stop for fuel, food, drinks or a bathroom, but this one is especially good. Always clean, well-stocked, good gas prices and friendly service. The location is very convenient if you're on this side of town!”
“Sam is the best!! She is always is great spirits and is very kind. She cares about her job and takes pride in what she does. Best part about this station by far.”
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.
Love'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.
Texas-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.
Sheetz 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.
Love'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.