BEST OF THE BEST GAS STATION BRANDS THAT FUEL AMERICA

The category is one of the only growing sectors in the U.S., with a growth rate of 0.3% from 2017 to 2018 and anticipated growth in 2019. Given that 75% of consumers consider ratings and reviews valuable when choosing a gas station convenience store, GasBuddy reveals which national brands received the top ratings and reviews in 2018.

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 2 77 MILLIONMILLION TIMESTIMES ININ 20182018

The top factors that generate positive sentiment in customer reviews:

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TOP REVIEW KEYWORDS

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 3 1 Ohio

2 Indiana

3 Illinois

4 Michigan

5 Delaware

6 Arizona

7 California

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9 Kentucky

Map based on highest 10 Montana 113 ratings 49 ratings per 20 ratings per average number of per station station station ratings per station

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 4 METHODOLOGY top 10 gas station brands in the United States

1,000+

250 - 999

50 - 249

30 - 49

*Segments are classified based on the number of U.S. locations listed on GasBuddy. For listings management information, contact [email protected].

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 5 TOP 10 TOP-RATED BY CATEGORY

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Cumberland 1 1 Farms 2 2 Cenex 2 Irving

3 Kum & Go 3 Kwik Trip

3 4 Irving 4 Cenex

5 Casey’s 5 Holiday

4

5

1 Cenex 1 Kwik Trip

6 2 Kwik Trip 2 Cenex

3 Kwik Fill 3 Irving

4 Sinclair 4 Kum & Go 7 5 Kum & Go 5 Casey’s

8

9 1 2 3 4 5

Kwik Trip Cenex Casey’s Kum & Go Maverik 10

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 6 BRANDS WITH MORE THAN 1,000 LOCATIONS

Cenex Cenex ↑ Casey’s Sinclair ↓ Sinclair Casey’s ▲ Phillips 66 Phillips 66 ▼ Exxon

Cenex Cenex

Casey’s Casey’s

Sinclair Sinclair

Chevron Chevron

Phillips 66 Exxon

Cenex Cenex

Sinclair Casey’s

Casey’s Sinclair

Exxon Murphy USA

Chevron Phillips 66

Data from January 1 - December 31, 2018

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 7 BRANDS WITH 250 - 999 LOCATIONS

Kwik Trip Kwik Trip

Kum & Go Kwik Fill

Cumberland Farms Kum & Go

Irving

Kwik Fill Irving

Kwik Trip Kwik Trip

Kum & Go Irving

Irving Kum & Go

Kwik Fill Cumberland Farms

Cumberland Farms Holiday

Cumberland Farms Kwik Trip

Irving Kum & Go

Kwik Trip Maverik

Holiday Holiday

Kum & Go Cumberland Farms

Data from January 1 - December 31, 2018

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 8 BRANDS WITH 50 - 249 LOCATIONS

Stewart's Shops Stewart’s Shops

Hy-Vee Tesoro

Tesoro Hy-Vee

Town Pump

Weigel’s Dees Oil

Stewart’s Shops Stewart’s Shops

Hy-Vee Weigel’s

Tesoro Hy-Vee

Dees Oil Stripes

Enmarket CEFCO

Weigel’s Stewart’s Shops

Stewart’s Shops Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee Tesoro

Rutter’s Rutter's

Stripes CountryMark

Data from January 1 - December 31, 2018

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 9 BRANDS WITH 30 - 49 LOCATIONS

Double Kwik Kenoco

Kenoco Double Kwik

Yesway Parker’s

Byrne Dairy Yesway

NOCO Express

Parker’s Parker’s

NOCO Express NOCO Express

Double Kwik Yesway

Kenoco Double Kwik

Yesway Kenoco

Kelley’s Market Parker’s

CoGo Kelley’s Market

Parker’s Byrne Dairy

Lassus Handy Dandy Buc-ee’s

Byrne Dairy Fastrac Markets

Data from January 1 - December 31, 2018

FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 10