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Chuck Ulie

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Chuck Ulie is foodservice editor for CSP.

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Consumer Trends

Americans' favorite fast-food chain is a convenience store

Buc-ee's topped a ranking of quick-service brands compiled by researcher dunnhumby, and Kwik Trip came in at No. 2. The results show the continued blurring of lines between restaurants and c-stores.

Emerging Brands

This convenience-store chicken chain opened 605 new locations in 2024

That's a concept record, and Krispy Krunchy Chicken said it expects to open even more restaurants this year.

Marketing

Convenience stores say it's getting tougher to compete with fast-food prices

But c-stores are getting more strategic when it comes to their foodservice programs.

Marketing

7-Eleven launches $5 meal deal

The country's largest convenience-store chain is looking to lure value-focused consumers with the deal, which includes two slices of pizza and a 20-ounce soda.

Operations

A revived Foxtrot to open in Chicago

The restaurant-retail hybrid, which ceased operations in April, is being resurrected by its founders, with plans to reopen more locations through 2025—with an expanded foodservice offering.

Operations

Foxtrot to reopen Chicago, Dallas, Austin locations

Mike LaVitola, founder of the retail-restaurant hybrid that abruptly shuttered in April, has started a new company to continue the business.