didn't someone at FJ make a bad bet a while back and basically sunk them?

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Jun 15, 2016
12:58:20pm

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I am kind of surprised at the growth in Maverik stores and their new HQ in SLC

Tokolosh

6/15/16 12:47pm

best gas station nachos i've ever had.

MormonThug

6/15/16 12:47pm

Cant say I've ever been to one that I remember.

Tokolosh

6/15/16 12:48pm

Famous last words along with "Taco Bell isn't that bad!"

UneducatedFan

6/15/16 12:49pm

You need to come down south and find a Buckees- puts to shame all other gas stations and their food- (just gas stations)

SouthernBlueBlood

6/15/16 12:50pm

Meh.

Tokolosh

6/15/16 12:54pm

Well you can't account for everyone's taste. Some people don't cheer for the right school- not naming names

SouthernBlueBlood

6/15/16 12:56pm

they were building one down the street from me when I was in Ft Worth last year.

MormonThug

6/15/16 12:55pm

Those are almost super markets with gas.

zonacougar

6/15/16 2:39pm

Faint praise.

SandYFan

6/15/16 12:54pm

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Buffalo

6/15/16 12:48pm

Mavericks are the best gas stations around by a long long ways

Dillinger

6/15/16 12:49pm

I agree with this. I usually stop at Maverik in Elko and Reno whenever I drive through Nevada.

Conan

6/15/16 12:50pm

QTs are the best though.

kotacoug

6/15/16 1:36pm

Didn't Maverik start in Star Valley Wyoming? I thought someone told me that once

Flippy

6/15/16 12:49pm

Afton, WY was the first

Tokolosh

6/15/16 12:51pm

Well there you have it. Thank you Wyoming.

Flippy

6/15/16 12:54pm

They are a brand of FJ Management Inc.- formerly knownas Flying J Inc. They were founded

scall

6/15/16 12:54pm

didn't someone at FJ make a bad bet a while back and basically sunk them?

johnnycarson

6/15/16 12:58pm

They went into Chapter 11 back in '08. So that's probably what you were thinking of.

scall

6/15/16 1:00pm

yeah...and i think it was the result of dumping a bunch of money into something

johnnycarson

6/15/16 1:01pm

The bad bet you're referring to was a refinery in Bakersfield CA

bccoug

6/15/16 1:48pm

Mostly true. FJ was started by Jay. Distant relatives of his started Maverick

bccoug

6/15/16 1:57pm

Not so distant, it was his Uncle. But you are correct. They merged a few years back.

scall

6/15/16 2:05pm

Their snacks have been the best of any gas station for the last 10 years or so

RdF3

6/15/16 12:50pm

Please refer to my Buckees comment above

SouthernBlueBlood

6/15/16 12:51pm

I'm referring to the marketplace that Maverik is actually in.

RdF3

6/15/16 1:11pm

There's a bunch of boring gawdy mom clothes franchises that are doing pretty

Dillinger

6/15/16 12:50pm

Oh, like that Charming Charlies place that peddles plastic jewelry to grown

bluebloodedcoug

6/15/16 12:51pm

I was thinking like Bella Ella boutique and similar

Dillinger

6/15/16 12:52pm

Isn't that a Houston company?

Tokolosh

6/15/16 12:52pm

No clue. Just know that my wife once got a watch there that could've come out of

bluebloodedcoug

6/15/16 12:55pm

I didn't know Tom Welch is their CEO.

Conan

6/15/16 12:53pm

Way back when I was in college, my roommate whose father was a mechanic said not

Byron McNertney

6/15/16 12:54pm

They get their gas from the same place everybody else does.

Lance71

6/15/16 12:55pm

From trucks with Maverick logos on them.

Cougar-Duck

6/15/16 12:59pm

I've heard the same thing from a mechanic. He said don't get the 85 octane

Big Wally D

6/15/16 1:15pm

That's interesting. However, higher grade doesn't equal better gas. It just

Cougar-Duck

6/15/16 1:18pm

Not true. They don't have their own refinery. Just buy from the refineries in SL

bccoug

6/15/16 1:51pm

Correct. It's not rated as Top Tier gas. Means it doesn't have detergents.

PING Man

6/15/16 2:10pm

It must be tied to the naming of USU's "football stadium".

Niiineteeen84

6/15/16 12:55pm

Ogio has done pretty well for themselves. Not booming by any means but they have

The Dude Abides

6/15/16 12:56pm

Ogio is a great example, good company

gww687

6/15/16 1:02pm

but i only get gas there if i have to. smiths or costco.

johnnycarson

6/15/16 12:57pm

They aren't making their money from the gas pumps.

IndependentGeorge

6/15/16 1:12pm

Is Backcountry VC backed? If not I think they have built a good business

gww687

6/15/16 1:02pm

Maverik gas is heavy pond water, my motorcycle did not like it. For snacks..best

silentvelcro

6/15/16 1:23pm

CHG Healthcare, Overstock.com, Skullcandy are ones that come to mind. I don't

CanuckUte

6/15/16 1:24pm

Jaybird?

zonacougar

6/15/16 2:36pm

You need to try a Quik Trip. Best ever!

Sooner Cougar

6/15/16 1:31pm

This. There is nothing better than stepping into QT on a hot day and seeing the

kotacoug

6/15/16 1:38pm

Having traveled around the country quite a bit, I would say they are the #1 gas

Blue for Life

6/15/16 1:42pm

If you sell liquid diabetes you are killing it in Utah.

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