![]() ![]() Today, Kum & Go is the 22nd larg- est convenience store chain and ranked among the top 10 privately-held convenience store chains in the U.S., and operates more than 430 Kum & Go convenience stores in 13 states. A year later the chain acquired 68 Git-n-Go convenience stores in Oklahoma and Missouri, and earlier this year it reached a deal to buy 37 Cody’s convenience stores in southwest Missouri. For example, in 2003, it purchased the rights to 36 Cenex stores in South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Iowa and Wyoming. ![]() The company grew rapidly in the late 1990s and has con- tinued its expansion efforts through the years. The recession has not stopped Kum & Go from building new stores and buying up others. Since the West Des Moines, Iowa- based chain was awarded CSD’s Chain of the Year award in 1998, the chain has grown immensely, building and acquiring new stores, expanding its foodservice offering and moving toward sustainable practices. purchased all stores that were originally owned by Krause Gentle Corp., to become the exclusive operator of all Kum & Go stores. 1, 2004, Krause Gentle became a real estate holding company and Kum & Go L.C. In the 1970s, the co-founders wanted a name th at would represent the partnership and promote the speed of service the chain offered, so using the first letter of each last name, K & G, they launched Kum & Go.Īs of Jan. Gentle founded Kum & Go in 1959 under the original name of the Hampton Oil Co., which later changed to Krause Gentle Corp. IT’S BEEN AN EVENTFUL five decades for Kum & Go, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.Įntrepreneurs W.A. ![]()
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