Casey’s Plans for 400 New Sites
Also, wings are rolling out across all locations.
Jun 25, 2026
Casey’s General Stores expects to add at least 400 stores as part of its new three-year plan unveiled Wednesday.
The third-largest convenience retailer in the United States said it expects to achieve that growth through single store or smaller multi-unit deals and new construction, according to CFO Steve Bramlage. The goal does not assume any large deals.
“Hopefully, we’ve already demonstrated that we have the balance sheet and the integration experience to take on a larger deal that would help us exceed the goal if the opportunity were right,” Bramlage said.
A large deal would “serve as icing on the cake” for the three-year plan, he added.
Casey’s acquired Fikes Wholesale in 2024, which included 198 CEFCO Convenience Stores.
Under its previous, recently concluded three-year plan, Casey’s had planned to add more than 350 sites through new builds and acquisitions, but topped that goal with 504 stores, according to an investor presentation. Casey’s CEO Darren Rebelez said on a media briefing call Thursday that Casey’s has nearly 3,000 stores in 19 states, but 2,000 of those sites are in only six states.
“The amount of white space outside of those six states is tremendous,” Rebelez said.
Casey’s said earlier this month that it plans to open at least 120 stores this fiscal year.
Already the country’s fifth largest pizza chain by number of kitchens, Casey’s has also rolled out a new sauced wings offering to about 850 stores so far, according to Brad Haga, senior vice president of prepared food and dispensed beverage.
Wings are expected to scale to the remaining stores within the next two years, Casey’s revealed Wednesday.
“Our approach with wings was to create a wing program that rivaled best-in-class wing purveyors,” Haga said. “We don’t want to just participate. We want to win with wings.”
About half of Casey’s stores do not have a national pizza or wing chain competitor within five miles, according to the investor presentation.
“We don’t mind selling wings with pizza,” Haga said. “Guests who added wings to a pizza have a basket that is 50% bigger than whole pies alone and we will take that all day.”
Rebelez said Thursday that the aim is to create another occasion for guests to come to Casey’s.
If Casey’s could get “a pizza night and then a wing night that could be a significant uptick for our business,” Rebelez said.
“Ultimately, our goal is to make this as significant a contributor as our pizza business, which is a big deal,” he said. “That’s not going to happen overnight.”
