Allsup's Convenience Stores, Inc. is a privately owned chain of convenience stores with over 400 locations, mostly in New Mexico, West Texas, and Oklahoma. It is a 24-hour chain selling fuel under the Shell, DK, Alon, ConocoPhillips, Exxon, Valero, and "Allsup's On the Go" brands. It also sells traditional convenience store items and prepared food items, and is particularly noted for their world famous burritos and chimichangas.[1] The company's main competitors are Circle K and 7-Eleven/Stripes.
History
The original concept was established by Lonnie and Barbara Allsup in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1956, as Lonnie's Drive-In Grocery.[2] Lonnie, a veteran of the United States Air Force who served in the Korean War, expanded the business into a small chain and sold it to