QuikTrip

Not to be confused with Kwik Trip, the La Crosse, Wisconsin-based chain of convenience stores.

QuikTrip Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
FoundedSeptember 25, 1958 (66 years ago) (September 25, 1958) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
FoundersBurt Holmes
Chester Cadieux
Headquarters
Tulsa, Oklahoma
,
United States
Number of locations
1,005 (July 2023)
Area served
Midwestern, Southern, Western United States
Key people
Chet Cadieux (CEO), Kevin Thornton (President)
Products
  • Coffee
  • Hoagies
  • Prepared foods
  • Gasoline
  • Beverages
  • Snacks
  • Dairy products
  • Salads
Services
RevenueIncrease US$9.16 billion (FY 2017)
Number of employees
24,034 (2020)
Websitewww.quiktrip.com

The QuikTrip Corporation, more commonly known as QuikTrip (QT), is an American chain of convenience stores based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that operates in the Midwestern, Southern, and Western United States.

The first QuikTrip was opened in 1958 in Tulsa by Burt Holmes and Chester Cadieux. The company expanded outside of Oklahoma in 1968, and started selling gasoline in 1971.[1] Chester's son, Chet, Jr., is the current CEO.

In 2005, QuikTrip and Chevron were the first two retailers to earn a "Top Tier" rating from General Motors, BMW, Honda, Volkswagen, Audi, and Toyota. The "Top Tier" rating exceeds the United States Environmental Protection Agency's standards for gasoline additives.[2]

QuikTrip was ranked as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. In January 2006, QT ranked No. 21, ninth among companies classified as "mid-size". In 2008, QT was ranked No. 27 on Fortune's Top 100 list.[3] QuikTrip often uses this fact in recruiting new employees. QuikTrip also ranked No. 33 on Forbes magazine's list of largest private companies in 2016.[4] In 2024, QuikTrip ranked second in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's survey of convenience stores, behind Pennsylvania-based chain Wawa.[5]

  1. ^ Barber, Brian (June 19, 2007). "A More Congenial Spot: Camelot site may be QuikTrip milestone". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 2, 2007.
  2. ^ QuikTrip Gasoline Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "100 Best Companies to Work For". Fortune. 2006. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "QuikTrip on the Forbes America's Largest Private Companies List". Forbes.
  5. ^ American Customer Satisfaction Index (October 1, 2024), Wawa takes first place in inaugural convenience store study, ACSI data show, Business Wire, Wikidata Q131148673, archived from the original on October 1, 2024, QuikTrip finishes second at an ACSI score of 81, followed by Buc-ee's and Murphy USA at 80 apiece.