Each of the stores will feature customized 20-oz. coffee cups that read either "Bleed Red" for University of Louisville or "Bleed Blue" [image-nocss] for University of Kentucky, allowing customers to chose their favorite.
Customers may also register to win a New Year's Eve sports weekend package for two that includes two tickets to the UofL/UK game, a two-night stay at a Louisville hotel ($250 value), a $75 Thorntons Gift Card and a $150 Visa gift card. Customers must visitwww.makeurmix.com to register. The drawing will be held on December 24.
Thorntons customers may also go towww.makeurmix.com to cast their vote for the coffee cup they are rooting for, with participating stores posting daily results for the cup that is winning.
Founded by Kentucky native James H. Thornton in 1971, Thorntons Inc. is one of the leading independent gasoline and convenience chain retailers in the United States, currently operating throughout the Midwest under the brand name Thorntons. With more than $1.4 billion in revenue, Thorntons is one of largest privately held corporations in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Headquartered in Louisville, Ky., Thorntons operates 165 gasoline and convenience stores, car washes and travel plazas in five states: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. Thorntons distributes its petroleum products through its wholly owned Thornton Transportation Co. and operates a river bulk storage terminal in Louisville.
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