Imagine gathering up the family to sit down and enjoy a quick meal - at your local gas station?

This is becoming a huge trend locally and nationally as more local convenience stores team up with quick service restaurants to offer families a quick meal from a brand they recognize.

Blimpie and a number of other fast food restaurants are turning convenience stores in our area into franchises and it’s a win win for both businesses.

Convenience stores don’t make much money on gas and with fuel prices so high people don’ t have any extra money to spend inside the store on food and drink. Fast food restaurants crave convenience store customers who want a quick meal on the run from a brand they recognize.

“Surveys show convenience store customers will spend on snacks but are hesitant to buy a meal because they don’t think of convenience stores as a place to sit down and eat,” says Jillian Clothier, Director of Franchise Development for Kahala, Blimpie’s parent company.