QuikTrip forays into Chicago

The retailer has entered its biggest market yet with the opening of a new Remote Travel Center in the Bellwood suburb.

QuikTrip (QT) has opened its first location in Chicago, a Remote Travel Center located in the Bellwood suburb, marking the retailer’s entrance into its biggest market yet.

The store offers customers the brand’s full line of snackles, including freshly-brewed coffee and QTea, as well as its complete menu of grab-and-go items. The Travel Center also features an expanded QT Kitchens location, offering fresh, made-to-order food, premium specialty drinks and tasty frozen treats.

With its first location in Chicagoland already established, the retailer has plans for two more throughout the Chicago suburbs and at least five more throughout the state of Illinois.

As part of its efforts to give back to the community it serves, QuikTrip donates 5% of its annual net profits to charitable organizations. Among the organizations QT supports are United Way, Safe Place, local food banks, schools and Folds of Honor.

Founded in 1958, QuikTrip Corporation is a privately held company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The retailer operates 1,000 stores across 17 states and employs over 28,000 people.