Stripes Convenience Stores
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Stripes Stores is a chain of over 533 convenience store
s in Texas
, New Mexico
, and Oklahoma
, owned by Susser Holdings Corporation. These locations are former Circle K
and Town & Country Food Stores
. Other convenience store brands they operate under include IceBox and Quick Stuff. It is one of the largest non-refining operators of convenience stores in the USA.
Many locations offer Chevron, Conoco, Exxon, Phillips 66, Shell, Texaco, Valero, and unbranded gasoline; most locations previously sold gasoline under the Citgo
name, when the chain was Circle K. Over 270 locations also feature the proprietary Laredo Taco Company brand of Mexican fast food, or Country Cookin’ branded fast food.
In 2007 the company acquired the Town & Country Food Stores
chain and in August 2009, the company acquired 25 Quick Stuff convenience stores in Texas and Louisiana from Jack in the Box Inc.
The headquarters are located in Corpus Christi, Texas
.
The company CEO is Sam L. Susser
The Laredo Taco Company uses all fresh ingredients, all ingredients are brought in raw, not precooked, except for the seasonings. The seasonings for many of the dishes are prepackaged and provided to each location by the parent company, so if you get a picadillo taco, it will taste the same at all locations. All food is prepared and cooked on site, in full view of the customers. The menu varies a bit at different locations, and some cater to the desires of the local area, such as some areas like thick, smaller tortillas, and some like thinner, larger tortillas.
Convenience store
A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
s in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, and Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, owned by Susser Holdings Corporation. These locations are former Circle K
Circle K
Circle K is an international chain of convenience stores, founded in 1951, in El Paso, Texas, United States. It is owned and operated by the Canadian-based Alimentation Couche-Tard.-Overview:...
and Town & Country Food Stores
Town & Country Food Stores
Town & Country Food Stores was an employee-owned chain of convenience stores based in San Angelo, Texas. It had over 168 locations spread throughout Texas and New Mexico and yearly revenue in 2006 of over $850 million dollars...
. Other convenience store brands they operate under include IceBox and Quick Stuff. It is one of the largest non-refining operators of convenience stores in the USA.
Many locations offer Chevron, Conoco, Exxon, Phillips 66, Shell, Texaco, Valero, and unbranded gasoline; most locations previously sold gasoline under the Citgo
Citgo
CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de...
name, when the chain was Circle K. Over 270 locations also feature the proprietary Laredo Taco Company brand of Mexican fast food, or Country Cookin’ branded fast food.
In 2007 the company acquired the Town & Country Food Stores
Town & Country Food Stores
Town & Country Food Stores was an employee-owned chain of convenience stores based in San Angelo, Texas. It had over 168 locations spread throughout Texas and New Mexico and yearly revenue in 2006 of over $850 million dollars...
chain and in August 2009, the company acquired 25 Quick Stuff convenience stores in Texas and Louisiana from Jack in the Box Inc.
The headquarters are located in Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
.
The company CEO is Sam L. Susser
The Laredo Taco Company uses all fresh ingredients, all ingredients are brought in raw, not precooked, except for the seasonings. The seasonings for many of the dishes are prepackaged and provided to each location by the parent company, so if you get a picadillo taco, it will taste the same at all locations. All food is prepared and cooked on site, in full view of the customers. The menu varies a bit at different locations, and some cater to the desires of the local area, such as some areas like thick, smaller tortillas, and some like thinner, larger tortillas.