A well-known pizza and donut shop that also sells gasoline continues to expand its footprint.
KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
Casey’s, formerly known as Casey’s General Stores, is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year.
The company was established in Boone, Iowa in 1968 and now has over 2,500 locations in 16 states, including 359 stores in Missouri and 189 in Kansas.
On Tuesday, the company announced that it had acquired 63 convenience stores from EG America in Kentucky and Tennessee that operate under the names Minit Mart and Certified Oil.
Darren Rebelez, Casey’s President and CEO said in a press release, “One of the key pillars in our strategic plan is to accelerate our store growth over the next three years and bring Casey’s to more communities.”
It has been a summer of buying for Casey’s. In June the company purchased 26 Mintit Marts in Kansas City, Missouri from EG America for 48 million dollars.
That deal more than tripled Casey's previous store count of 12 convenience stores in Kansas City.
In April of 2021, Casey’s opened a 62-million-dollar warehouse in Joplin employing 125 people.
