BEST OF THE BEST GAS STATION BRANDS THAT FUEL AMERICA The convenience store category is one of the only growing retail 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: 1 2 3 TOP REVIEW KEYWORDS FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORE REPORT CARD | 2018 3 1 Ohio 2 Indiana 3 Illinois 4 Michigan 5 Delaware 6 Arizona 7 California 8 Florida 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 1 Cumberland 1 Kwik Trip 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 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 Cumberland Farms 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 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 Byrne Dairy 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.