The Kent Cos.

The Kent Cos. had two significant acquisitions in 2023, expanding into Alabama with thepurchase of D.C. Oil Co. of Birmingham and its 13 locations, along with 14 stores from Tom Thumb Food Stores Inc., based out of Hialeah, Florida. The Midland, Texas-based company owns and operates convenience stores and truckstops under the Kent Kwik and Bountyland banners.

Its stores and truckstops are in eight states: Alabama, Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and North and South Carolina. Besides its company-owned stores, it has dealer locations. It sells Chevron, Texaco and Exxon branded fuels.

While most of the company's stores use the Kent Kwik banner, its 11 Bountyland Food stores in South Carolina and North Carolina, acquired in October 2021, have retained the Bountyland name. In 2022, the company launched Kent Kwik private-label items, such as Kent Kwik-branded chips and water. It is installing self-checkout kiosks in new and remodeled stores.

For benchmarking purposes, store counts are as of Jan. 1, 2024.