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Convenience Store Same-Store Prepared Food Sales

measures period-over-period prepared-food and dispensed-beverage sales growth at stores eligible for the issuer's same-store population.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 26, 2026

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Research date: Sep 26, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 17 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Convenience Store & Fuel Retail Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

Prepared food was the fastest of Casey's three mature-store growth measures
Total prepared-food sales grew about 10.2%
Same-store sales combine price, mix, and volume
Part of the Convenience Store & Fuel Retail Economics
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Convenience store same-store prepared food sales measure prepared-food and dispensed-beverage sales growth at locations eligible for Casey's same-store population.

Casey's reported 5.2% prepared-food same-store sales growth for fiscal 2026.

Prepared food was the fastest of Casey's three mature-store growth measures

Grocery and merchandise same-store sales grew 3.9%, while same-store fuel gallons grew 1.4%.

Prepared food therefore led grocery by 1.3 percentage points and fuel gallons by 3.8 points.

Total prepared-food sales grew about 10.2%

Prepared-food revenue increased from $1.612 billion to $1.777 billion.

The roughly 5-point gap versus same-store growth shows the contribution from new and acquired locations and other differences between total and comparable-store measures.

Same-store sales combine price, mix, and volume

The metric does not isolate traffic, transaction count, food inflation, or units.

Use Convenience Store Prepared Food Sales for total category scale and margin for profitability.

Primary source: Casey's General Stores 2026 Form 10-K.

Part of the Convenience Store & Fuel Retail Economics

Connects convenience-store inside sales and category contribution with retail fuel throughput, per-gallon economics, mature-store demand, unit productivity, and footprint growth.

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Where this concept fits

Mature-store demand, unit productivity, and footprintCurrent relationship
Same-store category growth shows demand within the mature base, while average sales and operating income show unit productivity and store count captures expansion of the network itself.
Average Inside Sales per Store Average Operating Income per Store Average Retail Sales per Store Same-Store Grocery SalesSame-Store Prepared Food SalesCurrent conceptStore Count
Inside sales mix and category contribution
Inside sales combine grocery and general merchandise with prepared food and dispensed beverages. Category sales and category contribution margins determine how mix shifts change the economics of the inside-store basket.
Grocery & Merchandise Margin Grocery & Merchandise Sales Inside Gross Profit Inside Margin Inside Sales Prepared Food Margin Prepared Food Sales
Fuel throughput and per-gallon economics
Retail fuel economics depend on physical gallons and contribution per gallon. Average gallons per mature store and same-store gallon growth help separate unit productivity from footprint expansion.
Average Fuel Gallons per Store Fuel Gallons Sold Fuel Margin per Gallon Same-Store Fuel Gallons

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CASYOpen operating-model research →17 of 17 reviewed concepts in Convenience Store & Fuel Retail EconomicsMature-store demand, unit productivity, and footprint6 of 6 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Average Inside Sales per Store Average Operating Income per Store Average Retail Sales per Store Same-Store Grocery Sales Store Count

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