"It has been a decades-long journey to go from food that was perceived as desperation to destination," Jeff Lenard, vice president of strategic industry initiatives for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said.
"Convenience chains like Wawa, with more than 1,000 East Coast locations, as well as small operators like Rutter's, have moved into dinner time with soup, chicken and fish dishes."
"Casey's General Stores, the nation's third-largest convenience store operator with 2,500 outlets mostly in the Midwest and the South, introduced warm chicken, pork and hamburger sandwiches on brioche-style buns this year."
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