CSNews Honors Top Growth Chains at 2017 NACS Show

Don Longo

CHICAGO — Convenience Store News teamed up with Glanbia Performance Nutrition to present awards to this year's Top 20 Growth Chains at the 2017 NACS Show, held in Chicago in October.

The annual Top 20 Growth Chains ranking, now in its sixth year, is based on store count figures provided by TDLinx, a service of Nielsen. Overall, the 2017 CSNews Top 20 Growth Chains added a net 1,396 stores to their portfolios between January 2016 and January 2017, equating to a 5.9-percent increase for the year.

Among the retailers who accepted their awards at the CSNews booth during the NACS Show were Sheetz Inc., TravelCenters of America LLC, Kwik Trip Inc., QuikTrip Corp., Mirabito Energy Products, Casey’s General Stores Inc., CST Brands/Circle K, GPM Investments LLC, and 7-Eleven Inc.

Glanbia Performance Nutrition, a world leader in sports nutrition with its brands Optimum Nutrition, BSN and ISOPURE, was the sponsor of this year’s CSNews Top 20 Growth Chains awards.

For the complete 2017 Top 20 Growth Chains report, click here.

Top Growth Chains

  • Convenience Store News Editorial Director Don Longo (right) and Jean Terminiello, national director, immediate consumption for Glanbia Performance Nutrition (left), present award to Kevin Lewis, chief marketing officer for Circle K, parent of CST Brands.
    Convenience Store News Editorial Director Don Longo (right) and Jean Terminiello, national director, immediate consumption for Glanbia Performance Nutrition (left), present award to Kevin Lewis, chief marketing officer for Circle K, parent of CST Brands.
  • Mirabito’s Kevin Quinton, Rich Mirabito and Steve Milillo accept the company’s award.
    Mirabito’s Kevin Quinton, Rich Mirabito and Steve Milillo accept the company’s award.
  • Casey’s General Stores Senior Vice President Cindi Summers is presented with the company’s award.
    Casey’s General Stores Senior Vice President Cindi Summers is presented with the company’s award.
  • Bill Reilly, senior vice president of marketing, accepts the honor for GPM Investments.
    Bill Reilly, senior vice president of marketing, accepts the honor for GPM Investments.
  • 7-Eleven’s Ian Williams, vice president of mergers & acquisitions, accepts the company’s award.
    7-Eleven’s Ian Williams, vice president of mergers & acquisitions, accepts the company’s award.
  • Several Sheetz Inc. executives celebrated the company’s Top Growth Chain award.
    Several Sheetz Inc. executives celebrated the company’s Top Growth Chain award.
  • Dave Raco, vice president of retail marketing, accepts the award on behalf of TravelCenters of America.
    Dave Raco, vice president of retail marketing, accepts the award on behalf of TravelCenters of America.
  • Kwik Trip Vice President of Operations Support Steve Loehr poses with Glanbia Performance Nutrition representatives.
    Kwik Trip Vice President of Operations Support Steve Loehr poses with Glanbia Performance Nutrition representatives.
  • Accepting QuikTrip’s award was Sean Miller, the retailer’s corporate sales manager.
    Accepting QuikTrip’s award was Sean Miller, the retailer’s corporate sales manager.

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