Frank Beard joins the QSR Nation crew to discuss why 2020 was a dress rehearsal for the future of c-stores and the impact foodservice will have on this industry moving forward.

#157 2020 was a Dress Rehearsal for the Future

Erin Del Conte, editor-in-chief of CStore Decisions speaks with Lindsay Griffith, marketing and community engagement manager for InConvenience Inc, the women-led team behind “The G Spot” (Good Spot and Gas Spot) convenience stores. InConvenience Inc is a relatively new company. The company was founded by CEO Tiffany Fraley. The journey began in 2023. At the time she had 25 stores, but when Mountain Express and SQRL Service Stations LLC went bankrupt, the stores were shuttered overnight. Fraley founded InConvenience Inc in February 2024. The company quickly reopened 15 Iowa stores and began remodels on the company’s Missouri and Arkansas stores. In September 2024, the chain’s first remodel was opened and now the chain is preparing to open its ninth remodel. Today, the chain owns 25 locations, with 20 now open and five more in the works, and many locations set for full remodels.

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CStore Decisions’ Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Tanner Krause, president of Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go, which operates more than 400 convenience stores in 11 states. 

Following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the resulting outcry and protests across the country, a lot of businesses are asking questions, including “how do we become part of the change that is needed — not just for this moment but long-term?” 

Krause shares how Kum & Go is working to be part of the change, especially by listening to the voices of people of color and educating themselves and their team, and how convenience stores can lead right now in their communities and to be part of the push for a more inclusive world.

Kum & Go Works to Be Part of the Change

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