Sheetz

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Sheetz, Inc. was founded by G. Robert "Bob" Sheetz in 1952 when he purchased one of his father's five dairy stores located in Altoona. In 1961, Bob hired his brother Steve to work part-time.

In 1963, the second store was opened under the name "Sheetz Kwik Shopper." A third store followed in 1968. In 1969, Steve became general manager. The brothers planned to expand at the rate of one store per year with a target of seven stores by 1972. In 1972, the company expanded from seven to fourteen stores. One year later, Sheetz began selling gasoline, and opened the first self-serve gas pumps in central Pennsylvania. The first Sheetz store outside Pennsylvania opened in Maryland in 1976.

In 1981, Bob retired and Steve became president. By 1983, Bob and Steve had opened 100 stores. At that time, the "Kwik Shopper" in "Sheetz Kwik Shopper" was removed.

R. "Stan" Sheetz, Bob's son, became president and Steve assumed the position of chairman of the board in 1995.{{Cite news|title=For The Record: People on the Move|date=25 October 1995|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|id = {{ProQuest|391750681}}}} To this day, Sheetz maintains a family business with four family members serving on the executive committee.

During the mid-1990s, It! Cola, the chain's private-label brand of soft drinks was discontinued. It was available in cans, bottles, and as a fountain drink, which was replaced by Pepsi products. The chain has both Pepsi and Coca-Cola in its fountains. In 1997, the company resumed store expansion, expanding into Ohio by opening a location in the Youngstown area along I-80 in Weathersfield Township, just east of Girard.{{cite web | url=https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/weathersfield-news/local-sheetz-closed-for-major-remodel/amp/ | title=Local Sheetz closed for 'major remodel' | date=3 October 2023 }} At that time, touchscreen ordering was introduced. Shortly afterwards, the chain expanded into North Carolina. In September 2001, Sheetz opened a distribution center in Claysburg, Pennsylvania.{{Cite news|title=Surging Sheetz Uses Food Service, Technology to Climb Billion-Seller Ranks|last=Nephin|first=Dan|date=17 February 2004|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|id = {{ProQuest|390973548}}}} In December 2004, Sheetz began offering their new MasterCard PayPass with RFID technology, and was one of the first retailers to accept such technology, ahead of McDonald's, Arby's, CVS, and rival 7-Eleven, all of which introduced it nationally in 2014.

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Sheetz became Pennsylvania's second retail chain to offer E85 ethanol-based fuel alternatives at select stations on July 10, 2006.{{cite news|url=http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2006/07/10/daily6.html |title=GM, Sheetz team up on ethanol |work=Pittsburgh Business Times|date=2006-07-10 |access-date=2009-07-17}}{{cite press release|title=GOVERNOR RENDELL UNVEILS 'PENNSECURITY FUELS INITIATIVE' TO LESSEN DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL, GROW STATE'S CLEAN ENERGY MARKET |url=http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=452665&pp=3 |website=www.state.pa.us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923104523/http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=452665&pp=3 |archive-date=September 23, 2006}} Sheetz opened its first commissary, Sheetz Bros. Kitchen, in 2008 to produce fresh sandwiches and bakery products that are sold at Sheetz locations.

Sheetz gained national attention in 2011 when it served as a major sponsor for Morgan Spurlock's film POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Sheetz actively promoted the film in stores, including selling collector cups. Further, Altoona even temporarily changed its name to "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Pennsylvania" for $25,000. The name change was merely ceremonial, as it was not legally changed by the United States Board of Geographic Names, nor was it recognized by the United States Postal Service.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110426/ap_on_en_mo/us_sponsored_city |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527141516/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110426/ap_on_en_mo/us_sponsored_city | title=Altoona, Pa., changes name to Spurlock movie title |archive-date=May 27, 2011 }}

Stan Sheetz became chairman of the board of Sheetz in October 2013, with his cousin Joseph S. "Joe" Sheetz becoming president and CEO.{{Cite web|url=https://csnews.com/stan-sheetz-shares-thoughts-passing-torch|title=Stan Sheetz Shares Thoughts on Passing the Torch|last=Longo|first=Dan|date=2 October 2013|website=Convenience Store News|access-date=21 January 2018}}

File:Sheetz in Kent.JPG east of Akron]]Published in November 2013, Kenneth Womack's Made to Order: The Sheetz Story traces the company's history from its dairy-store origins through the present day. In 2014, Sheetz opened its second distribution center and kitchen facility in Burlington, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2014/11/12/sheetz-unveils-triad-distribution-center.html |title=Sheetz unveils Triad distribution center |publisher=Triad Business Journal |date=2014-11-12|access-date=2018-08-16}} Sales for fiscal year 2018–2019 totaled $7.5 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2019/11/sheetz-provides-state-of-stores/ |title=Sheetz provides state of stores. |publisher=Altoona Mirror |date=2019-11-28|access-date=2019-12-02}} In 2019, Sheetz opened an IT tech center in Pittsburgh's Bakery Square complex, serving as a secondary headquarters for the company. They later expanded the space in 2023.{{cite web |last=Ritenbaugh |first=Stephanie |date=2023-05-18 |title=Sheetz orders up more space in Pittsburgh's Bakery Square |url=https://triblive.com/local/regional/sheetz-orders-up-more-space-in-pittsburghs-bakery-square/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=TribLive}} On December 19, 2019, Sheetz celebrated the opening of its 600th store in Shaler Township, PA.{{cite journal |date=20 December 2019 |title=Sheetz Celebrates 600th Store Opening |url=https://csnews.com/sheetz-celebrates-600th-store-opening-giveaways |journal=Convenience Store News |access-date=12 July 2020}}

In April 2024, Sheetz was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC alleged that Sheetz's usage of criminal background checks in screening job applicants resulted in a disproportionate impact on black, Native American, and multiracial applicants.{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit |url=https://apnews.com/article/sheetz-discrimination-suit-biden-campaign-visit-9cc14287564a8821a54acbc83ae3de83 |website=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2024 |title=U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues Sheetz over alleged discriminatory hiring practices |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/us-eeoc-sues-sheetz-for-alleged-discriminatory-practices/ |website=CBS News}} In June 2024, Sheetz entered a sponsorship deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, adding their logo to the sleeves of Pirates jerseys.{{Cite web |last=Ciampi |first=Raquel |date=2024-06-21 |title=Pirates and Sheetz partner for baseball club's first jersey patch |url=https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-pirates-sheetz-partnership/61206518 |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=WTAE |language=en}} The Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve, are in Sheetz's home city.

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Sheetz announced in November 2019 that the chain would expand into Greater Columbus starting in 2021,{{cite journal |last1=Eaton |first1=Dan |title=Sheetz pursuing northwest Columbus location |journal=Columbus Business First |date=28 May 2020 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/05/28/sheetz-has-its-eye-on-another-columbus-location.html |access-date=12 July 2020}} with plans to open 60 locations in the region by 2025, more than doubling its existing store count in Ohio.{{cite web |last=Lindenberg |first=Greg |date=2020-09-14 |title=Sheetz to Add 60 New Stores in Columbus Market |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/sheetz-add-60-new-stores-columbus-market |website=CSP Daily News}} Upon Sheetz's arrival in the area with the opening of the first of two stores in Delaware in April 2021, Travis Sheetz said that the company had considered expanding into Columbus as early as the late 1990s when the company first expanded into Northeast Ohio, but decided to expand into North Carolina instead and only recently started expanding into Central Ohio due to many social media requests from transplants now living in the area asking for Sheetz.{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Mark |date=2021-04-09 |title=First central Ohio Sheetz store to open Tuesday, shifting gas station landscape |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/04/09/sheetz-open-first-central-ohio-store-delaware/4819448001/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409101909/https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/04/09/sheetz-open-first-central-ohio-store-delaware/4819448001/ |archive-date=2021-04-09 |website=The Columbus Dispatch}}

After the chain's successful expansion into the Columbus market, in April 2022 Sheetz announced an expansion into the Dayton, Ohio market beginning in 2024. The move will put Sheetz up head-to-head with Casey's for the first time, while also competing with Speedway, Circle K, and UDF in the market.{{cite web |last=Schwartzberg |first=Eric |date=2022-04-27 |title=Sheetz to open approximately 20 new stores in Dayton area |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/sheetz-to-open-approximately-20-new-stores-in-dayton/EURJSGOA6FBJNIVXOSLOS37DIA/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Dayton Daily News}}{{cite web |last=Gutzwiller |first=Lawson |date=2022-04-27 |title=Sheetz to open around 20 locations in Dayton area in next 5 years |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/sheetz-20-locations-dayton-ohio-5-years/39842633 |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=WLWT 5}}

Sheetz announced in November 2022 that the chain would expand into Michigan, its first new state in over 20 years,{{Cite web |last=Witsil |first=Frank |title=Sheetz CEO visits to Romulus, learns about Michigan left, Detroit pizza and hand maps |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/14/sheetz-ceo-michigan-expansion/72958588007/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}} beginning in Metro Detroit with a planned opening in 2025.{{cite web |last=Ainsworth |first=Amber |date=2022-11-29 |title=24/7 Sheetz convenience store plans Detroit area locations |url=https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/24-7-sheetz-convenience-store-plans-detroit-area-locations |website=WJBK-TV}} Sheetz then announced an expansion to nearby Greater Toledo shortly thereafter.{{Cite web |last=Pietrasz |first=Jake |date=2022-11-29 |title=Sheetz announces plans to expand to Toledo, Detroit in 2025 |url=https://www.13abc.com/2022/11/29/sheetz-expand-toledo-detroit-2025/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=www.13abc.com |language=en}} On December 23, 2022, Sheetz announced an expansion into Wilmington, North Carolina to keep expanding south. The first Sheetz in Montgomery County, Maryland opened in August 2023 in Gaithersburg.{{Cite web |last=Dyer |first=Robert |date=2023-08-28 |title=Montgomery County's first Sheetz opens in Gaithersburg (Photos) |url=http://www.rockvillenights.com/2023/08/montgomery-countys-first-sheetz-opens.html |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Rockville Nights}} That month, Sheetz announced they would open a new distribution center in Findlay, Ohio, to support expansions into new markets.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=Sheetz, Inc. announces $150 million facility in Findlay, intends to create 750 jobs over 5 years |url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/sheetz-inc-findlay-construction-facility-jobs-building/512-b88111b1-d754-488d-b900-9198d540c7bd |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=wtol.com |language=en-US}} Sheetz opened its first Michigan location, in Romulus, Michigan, on August 27, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Myesha |date=2024-08-27 |title=Sheetz opens first Michigan location. People waited hours in line for it |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2024/08/27/fans-line-up-for-opening-of-michigans-first-sheetz/74903386007/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}File:SheetzLancaster.jpg in Lancaster, Ohio, southeast of Columbus, featuring Sheetz's new sloped canopy for fueling lanes at the stores, July 2024]]

In 1986, to boost lagging sales, Earl Springer, the manager of a Sheetz in Williamsport, Maryland, pursued a food concept which became Sheetz's signature Made To Order (MTO) line.{{cite news |last1=Phelps |first1=Stan |title=Sheetz Redefined The Convenience Store Customer Experience With MTO |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stanphelps/2016/08/19/sheetz-redefined-the-convenience-store-customer-experience-with-mto/ |access-date=12 July 2020 |work=Forbes |date=19 August 2016}} Beginning with only submarine sandwiches, customers would fill out a small slip of paper, designating the ingredients they wanted on their sandwich, and in what quantity.{{cite journal |title=Sheetz's Facebook timeline |journal=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/sheetz/photos/this-idea-came-to-life-thanks-to-earl-springer-store-manager-in-hagerstown-maryland/10152132589515501/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/21120170500/10152132589515501 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{cite journal |title=Sheetz Inc. Owes Success to Enterprising Teen |journal=Snacking News |date=23 January 2019 |url=http://snackingnews.com/sheetz-inc-success-enterprising-teen/ |access-date=12 July 2020}} The order slip would be placed in a basket, and the kitchen staff would prepare the sub to the customer's order. Since that time, the menu expanded, and by the 1990s MTO was a sales leader for Sheetz.{{cite news |last1=Beaumont |first1=Shea |title=30 years ago, Sheetz M-T-O sandwich creator predicted its success |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=14 August 2016 |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2016/08/14/30-years-ago-Sheetz-M-T-O-sandwich-creator-predicted-its-success/stories/201607280192 |access-date=12 July 2020}} Beginning in 1996, the paper ordering system was phased out in favor of a picture-based touchscreen computer system. Now common at many restaurants and gas stations worldwide, Sheetz was the first company to implement this technology that has been very successful.

By 1999, Sheetz was selling 10,000 MTO units a day. Sheetz now trains employees to function as baristas for their newest brand of "Sheetz Bros. Coffeez", which are designed to be higher-grade coffee than typically found in convenience stores or other gas stations. With the introduction of the "Convenience Restaurant" concept, they have expanded their menu. Customers can purchase a wide variety of food items. The Espresso Bar, offering specialty coffees, is found at all locations. Sheetz regularly offers customers free coffee on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.{{cite journal |title=Pennsylvania-based C-stores Make News |journal=Convenience Store News |date=29 December 2008 |url=https://csnews.com/pennsylvania-based-c-stores-make-news |access-date=12 July 2020}} During 2008–2009, Sheetz rolled out "MTGo!", a grab and go assortment of sandwiches, wraps, fruits, veggies, and other small items for the hurried customer. Along with "MTGo!", Sheetz unveiled "Shweetz Bakery" items including donuts, fritters and muffins made and delivered daily from the "Sheetz Bros. Kitchen" in Claysburg, Pennsylvania.

In 2003, Sheetz opened a concept store in the food court of Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This location offered Sheetz's made-to-order foods and fountain beverages in a more traditional fast food layout. It did not function as a convenience store.{{cite news

| title = Sheetz eyes new concept store in Hanes Mall

| url = http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2003/10/06/daily16.html

| work = The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

| date = October 7, 2003

| access-date = 2008-10-11

}} The store has since closed.

In 2012, Sheetz again began contemplating "new concept", "fuel-free" locations.{{cite journal |title=Sheetz Contemplates Opening First Fuel-Free Location |journal=Convenience Store News |date=3 May 2012 |url=https://csnews.com/sheetz-contemplates-opening-first-fuel-free-location |access-date=12 July 2020}} In 2014, a plan was announced to open such a location on the campus of West Virginia University, in Morgantown, West Virginia.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Jennifer |title=Sheetz to open unique fuel-free market at WVU |journal=WV Metro News |date=6 March 2014 |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2014/03/06/sheetz-to-open-unique-store-at-wvu/ |access-date=12 July 2020}} The intent was to call it "Sheetz MTO Market". However, when opened in February 2015{{cite press release|publisher=Sheetz |title=Sheetz celebrates new store in Morgantown |via=PR Newswire |date=25 February 2015 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sheetz-celebrates-new-store-in-morgantown-300041508.html |access-date=12 July 2020}} the store was named "Sheetz Café" (although outdoor signage is the same as all other stores). In September 2015, another no-fuel café opened in State College, Pennsylvania, near Pennsylvania State University.{{cite news |last1=Fowler |first1=Matthew |title=Sheetz holds grand opening Monday |journal=Daily Collegian |date=29 September 2015 |url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/borough/article_f564b20e-6629-11e5-9dbd-23abc89bc116.html |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite journal |title=Sheetz Closure to Make Way for New Concept |journal=CSP Daily News |date=18 August 2015 |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/sheetz-closure-make-way-new-concept |access-date=12 July 2020}} In Indiana, Pennsylvania, on the border of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Sheetz which previously carried gasoline was torn down, and replaced with a no-fuel café that opened in August 2016.{{cite news |last1=Beaumont |first1=Shea |title=Sheetz focuses on colleges with its cafes |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=14 August 2016 |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/life/food/2016/08/14/Sheetz-focuses-on-colleges-with-its-cafes/stories/201608100015 |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Sheetz Café at IUP |url=https://www.lsfiore.com/project/sheetz-cafe-at-iup/ |publisher=Leonard S. Fiore, General Contractor}}{{cite journal |last1=Cloud |first1=Kristen |title=Sheetz Debuting Four New Stores This Week |journal=The Shelby Report |date=30 August 2016 |url=https://www.theshelbyreport.com/2016/08/30/sheetz-debuting-four-new-stores-this-week/ |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite journal |title=Sheetz Opens 6 New Stores in 4 States |journal=CSP Daily News |date=7 September 2016 |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/sheetz-opens-6-new-stores-4-states |access-date=12 July 2020}} A fourth such location opened in September 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, directly across the street from the University of Virginia.{{cite journal |title=Sheetz Expands Café Concept to University of Virginia |journal=Convenience Store News |date=27 September 2017 |url=https://csnews.com/sheetz-expands-cafe-concept-university-virginia |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite journal |last1=Lindenberg |first1=Greg |title=Inside the New Charlottesville Sheetz Cafe |journal=CSP Daily News |date=28 September 2017 |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/inside-new-charlottesville-sheetz-cafe |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Evan |title=A Sheetz without gas pumps? They test attracting millennials with college-area cafes |journal=WLNI |date=27 September 2017 |url=https://wlni.com/news/a-sheetz-without-gas-pumps-they-test-attracting-millennials-with-college-area-cafes |access-date=12 July 2020}}

In September 2019, Sheetz announced they would not renew their lease with WVU for the Morgantown location.{{cite news |title=Sheetz to leave University Place |journal=The Daily Athenaeum |date=27 September 2019 |url=https://www.thedaonline.com/news/sheetz-to-leave-university-place/article_941366b0-e16a-11e9-b7e2-ff6a39403122.html |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite news |last1=De La Cruz |first1=Penny |title=Sheetz's closure causes concern among students |journal=The Daily Athenaeum |date=29 September 2019 |url=https://www.thedaonline.com/culture/sheetz-s-closure-causes-concern-among-students/article_472773fc-e2ee-11e9-988a-5b1d2082d3a0.html |access-date=12 July 2020}}{{cite news |last1=McClanahan |first1=Cole |title=WVU students hold memorial service for Sheetz |journal=The Daily Athenaeum |date=19 November 2019 |url=https://www.thedaonline.com/culture/wvu-students-hold-memorial-service-for-sheetz/article_64dfec34-0b35-11ea-a717-eba8124400dd.html |access-date=12 July 2020}} The company offered no explanation for the closure. In May 2021, Sheetz announced that the Charlottesville location would close in June that was located on the corner at UVA.{{Cite web |last=Haynes |first=Carly |date=2019-05-22 |title=Sheetz on the UVA Corner will be closing in June |url=http://www.cbs19news.com/story/43941399/sheetz-on-the-corner-will-be-closing-early-june |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524162800/http://www.cbs19news.com/story/43941399/sheetz-on-the-corner-will-be-closing-early-june |archive-date=2021-05-24 |access-date= |website=CBS 19 News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sheetz location on University Avenue to close in June |url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2021/05/sheetz-location-on-university-avenue-to-close-in-june |access-date=2022-02-08 |website=The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper}}

Until June 8, 2016, Pennsylvania state law prohibited alcohol sales in convenience stores. Beer had to be sold at a beer distributor while liquor had to be sold at state-operated stores titled "Wines & Spirits". In 2007, Sheetz tried to find a loophole around this by classifying part of one of their prototype stores in Altoona as a restaurant, which would permit alcohol sales.{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-01-2007/0004518282&EDATE= |title=Sheetz, Inc. Announces Alcohol Sales in Pennsylvania |publisher=Sheetz|via=PR Newswire |access-date=2009-07-17}} The Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania protested and Sheetz was temporarily barred from selling beer.{{cite news|url=http://kdka.com/local/beer.sales.Sheetz.2.387795.html |title=Court Rules Against Beer In Convenience Store |publisher=kdka.com |date=2007-02-23 |access-date=2009-07-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318020626/http://kdka.com/local/beer.sales.Sheetz.2.387795.html |archive-date=March 18, 2008 }} On appeal, Sheetz was awarded the license to sell beer and continues to do so today. On June 15, 2009, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave Sheetz permission to sell beer for takeout under the condition that it is also available to drink on site.{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09167/977648-454.stm |title=Court OKs beer to-go but Sheetz must also sell on-site |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=2009-06-16 |access-date=2012-11-25}} Sheetz successfully led the effort to change alcohol sales laws in Pennsylvania to allow sales in convenience and grocery stores, which became law when Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 39 into law on June 8, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcb.pa.gov/Legal/Pages/Act39of2016.aspx|title=Act 39 of 2016|website=www.lcb.pa.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2018-07-15}}

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The Sheetz stores that sell gasoline offer three grades of gasoline (87, 89, and 93 Octane) and most stores offer diesel. An increasing number of stores also offer E85 and E15, and some also offer ethanol free gasoline. Some stores offer kerosene at separate pumps.

Sheetz is known for high fuel sales, mostly based on strong inside sales from their MTO's and other products that lead to sales at the pumps. In Pennsylvania, Sheetz is the market leader in all fuel sales at over 21%, ahead of all other competitor convenience store chains including those selling fuel from Big Oil brands such as Exxon, Sunoco, and BP, all of which have a major presence in Pennsylvania alongside Sheetz. In addition to high fuel sales, Sheetz is known for high sales of tobacco products, often selling cigarettes at state minimum prices. At one point, Sheetz sold its own brand of cigarettes called Jack's (named and themed after the type of playing card), but stopped offering them in the 2010s in their stores.{{cite web | url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/645371/sheetz-stores-facts | title=11 Made to Order Facts About Sheetz | date=11 April 2021 }}

• Silver Plate Award from the International Food Manufacturers Association (2001){{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_24_35/ai_75620274 |title=IFMA awards Gold & Silver Plate winners, honors operator Hurst | Nation's Restaurant News | Find Articles at BNET |publisher=Findarticles.com |access-date=2009-07-17 | first=Amy | last=Spector | year=2001}}
• America's Largest Private Companies from Forbes (multiple years){{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_Sheetz_E3HA.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116031516/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/21/biz_06privates_Sheetz_E3HA.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 16, 2007 |title=#52 Sheetz |work=Forbes|access-date=2009-07-17}}
• Best Places to Work from Best Companies Group for Virginia and Pennsylvania (2012–2015)
• Best Employers from Best Companies Group for North Carolina and Ohio (2013–2015)
• 100 Best Companies to Work For from Fortune (2014, 2016–2020){{cite web|title=Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2017|url=http://fortune.com/best-companies/sheetz/|website=Fortune|access-date=7 September 2017}}
• Alternative Fuels leader of the Year Award from Convenience Store news, for installing flex fuels in North Carolina stores (2015)
• Fan-Based Growth Award for adding 102,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter; Twitter Tweeter Award for most tweets of any convenience store; Award for Encouraging Fan Engagement Creatively and Consistently; all from Convenience Store Decisions (2016)
• President's Trophy Award from the American Trucking Associations, for vehicle safety program, small carrier category (2013)
• 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials from Fortune (2016)

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