SAN RAMON, Calif. — ExtraMile Convenience Stores LLC, a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Jacksons Food Stores Inc., marks a milestone with the opening of its 800th store.
Located in West Covina, Calif., the 800th location is part of ExtraMile's expansion across more of the western U.S. The company plans to grow to 1,400 ExtraMile sites nationwide by 2027.
"This is a significant milestone in the ExtraMile growth story," said Paul Casadont, president of ExtraMile c-stores. "With our network now comprising more than 800 c-stores in California, Oregon and Washington, more consumers can experience our world-class c-store experience and enjoy our product offerings and fantastic customer service."
The West Covina store is operated by G&M Oil Co. LLC, which has grown to become one of ExtraMile's largest franchisees. G&M currently owns and operates 153 Chevron- and Texaco-branded sites across California, including 118 ExtraMile locations.
"We’ve been working with Chevron, their quality fuels and the ExtraMile brand for years," said George J. Pearson, general manager and vice president of G&M Oil. "We are looking forward to building out every Chevron-branded location in our network to the ExtraMile format over the next decade."
San Ramon-based Chevron U.S.A. is a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. It is a refiner, marketer and distributor of transportation fuels and lubricants.
Founded in 1969 G&M Oil is a convenience store and fuel retailer with locations throughout California, including Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, Solano, Santa Clara, Alameda and San Francisco counties.
Based in Idaho, Jacksons Food Stores has more than 230 company-operated locations in six western states.