Context

the c-store fresh moment.

Wawa proves the model

A multibillion-dollar foodservice business under a fuel canopy. Fresh out-margins every legacy SKU.

Sheetz scales it

Near-QSR pace across a thousand stores — one operating model for kitchens, hot case, and grab-and-go.

7-Eleven goes national

The largest c-store footprint is rebuilding around fresh to replace declining tobacco and packaged margin.

Fresh is the growth engine

The only line growing same-store dollars and trips. The race is who runs it cleanly at scale.