Boosting Your C-Store Profits with Pizza

There’s never been a better time to kick-start your pizza program. Whether you’re creating one from scratch or aiming to improve your c-store’s pizza offerings, the process has become easier—and more profitable—than ever.

Why Pizza is Profitable for C-Stores

Any time you can get customers into your c-store, the longer they linger, the larger your profits will be. A pizza program is a great way to capitalize on recent consumer trends:

• 47% of consumers eat pizza weekly¹
• 64% of c-stores offer pizza¹
• ~15% of c-stores’ fuel customers make in-store purchase²
• 59% of customers consider c-stores on par with QSRs³

Download our new guide, In Crust We Trust: How Pizza Makes More Profits for your C-Store, to learn more about all the “dough” you can make with a c-store pizza program.

Find the Best Pizza Program for your C-Store

Whether big or small, one location or many, your store(s) is able to take on the unique challenges of a pizza program. There are many ways to satisfy your customers’ pizza craving while staying comfortably within your operational budget:

• Tasty options such as selling pizza by the slice, take-and-bake full pies, or offering your own branded frozen pizzas
• Pizza promotions like limited-time offers, discounts from and bundles with other purchases (such as fuel), plus coordinating sales with events and low-traffic times
• Savory sources for ready-made frozen dough balls, par-baked crusts, and pizza sauces

Topping Your Sales—and Your Competition

Implementing a pizza program in your c-stores can seem a bit overwhelming, but the shortest path to incredible profits starts with delicious AK Pizza Crust.

Our new guide, In Crust We Trust: How Pizza Makes More Profits for Your C-Store shows stats on why the time is right for your store to step up your pizza offerings, how to do it, and success stories and strategies from c-stores like yours.

For the latest industry insights and greatest tips for getting a bigger slice of business, download your free guide today.

[1] Technomic, “C-Store Operator Update,” 2022.

[2] National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)

[3] Bluedot, “The Convenience Experience Report”