Richard Guidry Named Senior Vice President of Food Service at GPM Investments, LLC
03 Oktober 2023 - 6:10PM
ARKO Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKO) (“ARKO” or the “Company”), a Fortune 500
company and one of the largest operators of convenience stores and
wholesalers of fuel in the United States, today announced that its
wholly-owned subsidiary GPM Investments, LLC has expanded its
leadership team and named Richard Guidry in the newly created role
of Senior Vice President of Food Service.
Guidry joins GPM and brings a distinguished track record of over
eighteen years in the convenience store industry. Immediately prior
to joining GPM, Guidry was Brand Director of Food Service at
Casey’s, where he led menu innovation and simplification
initiatives and led a team that was named the Convenience Store
News Foodservice Innovator of the Year in 2022. Prior to that, he
served as Director of Operations at Casey’s. He also spent fifteen
years in various marketing and operational leadership roles
at Racetrac. He is a graduate of Purdue University.
“Richard’s leadership as well as his food and operations
experience will significantly benefit the GPM team as we develop
and grow our food business,” said Michael Bloom, Executive Vice
President, Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at GPM.
“Expanding our food service is one of our three key strategic
pillars, and his strong record of operational execution and food
innovation and strategy within this highly competitive category
will be essential to our growth strategy as one of the leading
public companies in the American convenience store industry.”
“I have admired GPM’s acquisition strategy for years and am
thrilled to work with the highly experienced team here to help grow
the all-important food business with delicious and relevant food
service offerings,” said Guidry. “This is an exciting time for the
company, with many opportunities for strategic innovation in the
food and beverage categories.”
About ARKO Corp. and GPM Investments, LLC
ARKO Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKO) is a Fortune 500 company that owns
100% of GPM Investments, LLC and is one of the largest operators of
convenience stores and wholesalers of fuel in the United States.
Based in Richmond, VA, our highly recognizable family of community
brands offers delicious, prepared foods, beer, snacks, candy, hot
and cold beverages, and multiple popular quick serve restaurant
brands. Our high value fas REWARDS® loyalty program offers
exclusive savings on merchandise and gas. We operate in four
reportable segments: retail, which includes convenience stores
selling merchandise and fuel products to retail customers;
wholesale, which supplies fuel to independent dealers and
consignment agents; GPM Petroleum, which sells and supplies fuel to
our retail and wholesale sites and charges a fixed fee, primarily
to our fleet fueling sites; and fleet fueling, which includes the
operation of proprietary and third-party cardlock locations, and
issuance of proprietary fuel cards that provide customers access to
a nationwide network of fueling sites. To learn more about GPM
stores, visit: www.gpminvestments.com. To learn more about ARKO,
visit: www.arkocorp.com.
Media Contact & Investor Contact
Ross Parman
ARKO Corp.
investors@gpminvestments.com
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