Accolades & Awards

Here are some examples of how we've been recognized in recent years.


2002

  • Named one of the Top 100 corporate companies that provide the most opportunities to Hispanics by Hispanic magazine
  • Ranked #4 in Entrepreneur® magazine’s annual list of Top 500 Franchises and #2 in Franchise Times magazine’s list of Top 200 Franchise Chains by Worldwide Sales
  • Named among the Top 50 retailers using technology to achieve company goals by RIS News magazine
  • Received five Gold Taste Awards in the Pre-Made Cold Sandwiches category from the American Tasting Institute
     

2003

  • Included in technology company Novadigm’s annual Customer Achievement Awards for excellence in optimizing IT to create business value
  • Featured as an example of "best practices" in white papers or case studies from companies such as intelliBusiness.com, Microsoft, OpenAir, Oracle, Prime Deli Corporation and Touch Tag
  • Study of our inventory management practices and information technology is included in the curricula of such business schools as Harvard Business School, University of Oxford, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley
  • Ranked #3 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual list of Top 500 Franchises
  • Featured in the book America’s Greatest Brands
     

2004

  • Ranked #4 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual list of Top 500 Franchises
  • Selected as Exceptional Chain of the Year Award winner by Convenience Industry News
     

2005

  • Ranked in the Top 10 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual list of Top 500 Franchises
  • Named in California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s honor roll at the Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity for encouraging healthy lifestyles and kicking off health-oriented initiatives
  • Named as one of Hispanic magazine’s Top 100 companies providing the most opportunities for Hispanics and one of Hispanic Trends magazine’s Top 25 Franchises for Hispanics
     

2007

  • To tie in with The Simpsons Movie, select stores are converted into Kwik-E-Marts, complete with life-size Homer Simpsons and products right out of the TV show. The promotion is a hit, receiving accolades from Advertising Age, Planet Retail, The Wall Street Journal and Brandweek. The promotion also received many advertising industry awards the following year.
     

2008

  • Named #2 Franchise by Franchise Times
  • Ranked #1 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual list of Top 500 Franchises
  • Included in USA Today – Franchising Today's list of the Top 50 Franchises for Minorities
  • Proprietary energy drink listed among the top in innovative products
     

2009

  • Ranked in the Top 30 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual list of Top 500 Franchises
     

 
2010

  • Named #2 Franchise by Franchise Times