21 Facts About QuikTrip

QuikTrip Corporation, more commonly known as QuikTrip, is an American chain of convenience stores based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that primarily operates in the Midwestern, Southern, and Southeastern United States as well as in Arizona.

QuikTrip is one of two convenience store chains based in Oklahoma .

QuikTrip expanded outside of Oklahoma in 1968, and started selling gasoline in 1971.

QuikTrip was ranked as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

QuikTrip ranked No 33 on Forbes magazine's list of largest private companies in 2016.

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QuikTrip took on classmate Chester Cadieux as a partner in his planned venture.

QuikTrip began to sell gasoline in 1971 as states legalized self-service stations.

QuikTrip had its own branded goods marketed from the 1970s to the 1980s, including QT Beer—QT for "Quittin' Time".

In 1988, upon rapid expansions into the St Louis and Atlanta markets, QuikTrip began a renovation of all stores, primarily replacing the earthtone exterior and interior with a bright red color scheme.

In 2003, QuikTrip decided to consolidate all employees into one corporate campus in south Tulsa and sold the building to Community Care College.

In 2017, QuikTrip announced plans to expand into two additional markets in Texas, San Antonio and Austin.

Since the early 1990s, QuikTrip has sold a private label brand of fast food, "Quick 'n Tasty" and "HOTZI sandwiches".

In 2012, QuikTrip began an initiative of offering fresh food made daily at its own bakery and commissary referred to as QT Kitchens.

Since then, QuikTrip has expanded the "QT Kitchens" brand to include actual kitchens in their stores with made-to-order hot food as well as specialty drinks.

QuikTrip retrofitted their older style stores to include the new kitchen operations, in addition to building entirely new "Gen 3" stores.

In Des Moines, QuikTrip opened a new store with a Burger King with a separate entry and a drive-through window, but a passageway allowing movement between the convenience store and the restaurant.

In October 2007, QuikTrip opened a store within the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

In 2008, QuikTrip signed an agreement with the city of Grand Prairie, Texas for naming rights to the Grand Prairie AirHogs' new stadium, to be named QuikTrip Park.

QuikTrip operates over 800 stores, which are located in the following areas of the United States:.

In 2017, QuikTrip began expansion into the Austin and San Antonio metro areas, in direct competition with another similar rival, Buc-ee's.

QuikTrip has 102 locations in the Phoenix metropolitan area, but none located within the city limits of suburban Scottsdale.