21 Facts About Buc-ee's

Buc-ee's is a chain of country stores and gas stations with locations in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Buc-ee's is owned by Arch "Beaver" Aplin III and Don Wasek, and has its headquarters in Lake Jackson, Texas.

Aplin formed the name Buc-ee's by combining his childhood nickname; the name of his Labrador Retriever, Buck; as well as the appeal of Ipana toothpaste's animated mascot, Bucky the beaver.

Buc-ee's expanded and opened its first travel center in Luling, Texas, in 2001.

Buc-ee's are large stores with fuel pumps that range from 80 to 120 fueling positions for gas and diesel and a large selection of jerky, pastries, fresh sandwiches, tacos, Dippin' Dots, fudge and other items.

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In 2012, Buc-ee's opened its largest travel center in New Braunfels, Texas, on Interstate 35.

In January 2018, Buc-ee's broke ground on what became its first location outside of Texas, in Baldwin County, Alabama.

In June 2019, Buc-ee's broke ground on a second Alabama location, to be located along Interstate 20 in Leeds, not far from Barber Motorsports Park.

Buc-ee's chose Warner Robins as the location of its first Georgia store for its central location between Atlanta and Florida, its fast population growth as well as the presence of Robins Air Force Base.

Buc-ee's opened a store at the World Golf Village in Northeast Florida in February 2021, bringing about 250 jobs to the area.

Buc-ee's opened its second Georgia store in Calhoun at exit 310 on Interstate 75 and SR-53 approximately halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee in August 2021, filling 175 jobs.

In July 2020, Buc-ee's announced plans to build its first store in Kentucky.

In February 2021, Buc-ee's abandoned a planned expansion into North Carolina in Orange County.

In June 2021, Buc-ee's announced plans to break ground on June 15 for a new travel center located at 2045 Genesis Road off of Interstate 40 in Crossville, Tennessee.

Buc-ee's locations are regularly requested in New Mexico, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, so it is likely that they are being explored for Buc-ee's locations.

In recent years, during the company's rapidly growing success, Buc-ee's has filed numerous lawsuits against other convenience store chains, most of them based in Texas, for trademark and trade dress infringement.

In 2014, Buc-ee's filed a lawsuit against Texas based convenience store chain "Frio Beaver".

In 2016, Buc-ee's sued "Choke Canyon BBQ", another Texas convenience store, for copyright infringement and trade dressing.

Choke Canyon uses a logo of a grinning alligator in the middle of a yellow circle, which Buc-ee's claims is an attempt by the chain to resemble the Buc-ee's logo.

In 2017, Buc-ee's again filed a lawsuit for breaking an agreement, this time against a Nebraska-based convenience store chain known as "Bucky's".

Buc-ee's lost a Texas Employee Retention Agreement case on an appeal in 2017.