Petro Serve USA has completed its acquisition of three convenience stores in southeastern North Dakota from CHS Inc.
The Dakota Plains convenience, hardware and farm supply stores in Litchville and Valley City, North Dakota, will remain branded Cenex at the fuel islands. The stores are retaining all staff.
“The three new stores are strategic locations, and Petro Serve’s general merchandise distribution center, having its own transportation system and a larger combined purchasing power, will bring efficiencies that will better serve these new stores’ customers,” Petro Serve USA CEO Kent Satrang said.
CHS, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, is a leading global agribusiness and the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States. Its diversified agronomy, grains, foods and energy businesses recorded revenues of $47.8 billion in fiscal year 2022. Cenex, the energy brand of CHS, provides Top Tier gasoline and premium diesel fuels through a network of 1,500 retail locations in 19 states. CHS operates approximately 40 Cenex Zip Trip stores in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
- CHS is No. 165 on CSP’s 2022 Top 202 ranking of convenience-store chains by total number of company-owned retail outlets.
Founded in 1934, energy cooperative Petro Serve USA owns and operates a regional chain of 34 c-stores in North Dakota and Minnesota. Specializing in offering renewable fuel choices with its “helping America fuel better” marketing campaign, the customer-owned cooperative is based in West Fargo, North Dakota. The company is the largest supplier of residential, commercial and agricultural fuels and propane in the Red River Valley. Its proprietary Café USA includes 24 Hot Stuff Pizza franchise locations.
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