Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. operates and grants franchises for a vast chain of convenience stores. Their retail outlets offer a broad assortment of products, including tobacco, grocery staples, confectionery, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages like beer and wine, and freshly prepared food options. In addition to these, the company supplies various fuels, such as road transportation fuels, stationary energy, and aviation fuels. Customers can also access services like the sale of lottery tickets, gift cards, calling cards, and bus tickets, along with money order issuance, ATM access, and car wash facilities. The company's diverse portfolio of store banners includes well-known names such as Circle K, Couche-Tard, Mac's, Holiday, Corner Stone, and Ingo. As of April 26, 2020, its global footprint comprised 12,124 convenience stores. This total included 9,691 company-owned locations situated across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. Furthermore, 2,350 stores operated under license using the Circle K brand in an array of international territories, including Cambodia, Egypt, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. Founded in 1980, the company, headquartered in Laval, Canada, adopted its current name, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., in December 1994, having previously been known as Actidev Inc.