The Top 12 ‘Best Foodvenience Stores in the World’ 2026
Public voting is now open for the shortlist of competition entries.
Oct 23, 2026 | 2 min read
From 24 submissions across 10 countries, the judging panel has chosen the shortlist of 12 entries for the Best Foodvenience Store in the World competition, co-hosted by Insight Research and NACS, along with knowledge partner The Moseley Group and sponsor Deliverect.
The competition is a search to find excellence and innovation in convenience store foodservice through a unique combination of customer experience, operational excellence and commercial performance. The top 12 submissions are now open for public voting.
The top 12 entries are:
- APCO Mt Duneed, Victoria, Australia
- Applegreen Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland
- Circle K Kilcullen, Co Kildare, Ireland
- Dash In Concord , North Carolina, USA
- ESSO Onestop Heiderscheid, Luxembourg
- EUROSPAR Glenwell, Northern Ireland, UK
- FreshStop at Astron Energy, Heidelberg, South Africa
- Kwikspar Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Maxol Long Mile Road, Dublin, Ireland
- Rutter’s #111 Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Barbican Centra Newcastle, Northern Ireland, UK
- YPF FULL Black Nordelta, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
“The ‘Best Foodvenience Store in the World’ competition is about more than selecting a winner. It helps move our industry forward by sharing ideas, recognizing excellence and creating a truly global showcase of innovation in convenience retail,” said Dan Munford, founder of Global Convenience and Insight Research. “Partnering with NACS represents a major step forward for the initiative and reflects the growing importance of foodvenience within our industry worldwide.”
Previous winners include Applegreen in Ireland and Rutter’s in the United States.
Voting closes on November 5. The winner will be announced online and live at Convenience Leaders Convention in Hamburg, Germany, on November 12.
