Convenient Food Mart

{{Short description|US chain of convenience stores}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Convenient Food Mart

| logo = File:Cfmlogo.gif

| type = Private

| foundation = Chicago, Illinois ({{start date and age|1958}})

| location = Mentor, Ohio, U.S.

| industry = Retail (Convenience stores)

| products = Grocery, soft drinks, prepared foods

| homepage =

}}

Convenient Food Mart (CFM) is a chain of convenience stores in the United States. The private company's headquarters are located in Mentor, Ohio, and there are currently approximately 325 stores located in the US.{{cite web|url=http://www.convenientfoodmart.com/id6.html|title=About Us|publisher=Convenient Food Mart National Offices|accessdate=30 July 2010}} Convenient Food Mart operates on the franchise system.

Convenient Food Mart was the nation's third-largest chain of convenience stores as of 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-11-17-8802170274-story.html|title=NASDAQ drops Convenient Food Mart|last=Crawford Jr|first=William B|date=November 17, 1988|work=Chicago Tribune}} The NASDAQ exchange dropped Convenient Food Mart the same year when the company failed to meet financial reporting requirements.

Carden & Cherry advertised Convenient Food Mart with the Ernest character in the 1980s.

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