Loaf 'N Jug is a chain of

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, owned by EG America, headquartered in

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owned Loaf 'N Jug and its respective brands for over two decades before exiting the convenience store business and selling them to

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. Some Kroger supermarket locations, such as

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and Smith's, have retained the Kroger convenience store signage that is still used at Loaf 'N Jug today.

History

Loaf 'N Jug was founded by five businessmen from southern

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purchased Loaf 'N Jug in 1986. Mini Mart (not to be confused with the generalized term nor another EG America subsidiary,

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) was founded in

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, WY in 1968 and was bought out by Loaf 'N Jug within two years of the Kroger buyout in 1986. This was about 12 years before relocating the Mini Mart headquarters from Casper to

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in 1998. Starting in 2005, Loaf 'N Jug began converting all the Mini Marts to Loaf 'N Jugs. In 2006, Kroger reimaged its convenience store brands (Loaf 'N Jug,

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, Quik Stop, Tom Thumb, and

Turkey Hill Minit Markets Turkey Hill Minit Markets is an American chain of convenience stores founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1967. As of October 2017, Turkey Hill Minit Markets had over 260 locations across Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Turkey Hill Minit Market ...

) under a common logo.Kroger to re-brand hundreds of c-stores in 16 states
NPNweb.com, March 28, 2006. At about the same time, Kroger debranded the gasoline sold at its convenience stores, eliminating

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which had been sold at many Loaf 'N Jug locations. As of 2008, there were 175 Loaf 'N Jug stores, primarily in

and

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with additional stores in

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

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, and

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. Loaf 'N Jug has since exited Oklahoma. On February 5, 2018, Kroger announced it was exiting the convenience store business and selling them to

of the

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for $2.15 billion. The deal closed April 20, 2018. The individual store banners, such as Loaf 'N Jug, retained their imagery and branding. The EG America headquarters was initially established in

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but was moved to

following the acquisition of

Cumberland Farms Cumberland Farms, colloquially known as Cumby's, is a regional chain of convenience stores based in Westborough, Massachusetts, operating primarily in New York, New England and Florida. Cumberland Farms operates 566 retail stores, gas stations ...

. In November 2020, EG Group entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of 18 locations of Schrader Oil in

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. These locations were re-branded to Loaf 'N Jug following the acquisition.

Gallery

File:LoafNJugMap.JPG, Map of Loaf 'N Jug locations at a store in

File:LoafNJugNCasperI-90Exit191.JPG, Loaf 'N Jug in north

, at Interstate 25 exit 191. File:Loaf N Jug, Ft Collins, CO.jpg, Loaf 'N Jug in

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File:Loaf N Jug sign, Pueblo, CO.jpg, A Loaf 'N Jug sign at a station in Loaf 'N Jug's birth city,

References

External links

Loaf 'N Jug
division website

corporate website - convenience stores detail {{Convenience stores Kroger American companies established in 1986 Retail companies established in 1986 Pueblo, Colorado Companies based in Pueblo County, Colorado Economy of the Western United States Gas stations in the United States Convenience stores of the United States 1986 establishments in Colorado