Travel Plaza and Truckstop Industry Convenience Product Trends

A dose of the quarterly analysis of weekly purchases of travel plaza and truckstops served by McLane.
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A dose of the quarterly analysis of weekly purchases of travel plaza and truckstops served by McLane.

14%
The increase in purchases per week per truckstop and travel plaza of packaged beverages, such as energy drinks and bottled water, when comparing purchases in 2012 to 2011 purchases

2011
The year the NATSO Foundation and McLane started collaborating to produce the McLane/NATSO Foundation Index, a quarterly tool to help NATSO members compare their weekly convenience store purchases with travel plazas and truckstops convenience stores served by McLane.

$20,714
The average purchases per week per travel plaza and truckstop in 2012 in the Mid-Atlantic, the U.S. region with the highest weekly purchases.

59%
The percent of total purchase dollars spent on cigarettes, the largest category by a large margin. The next largest category, candy, clocks in at 6 percent.

7
The number of regions profiled in the McLane/NATSO Foundation Index.

$16,545
The average total travel plaza and truckstop convenience purchases per week from McLane in 2012.

All data is from the 4th Quarter 2012 McLane-NATSO Foundation Index. Released quarterly, the index is produced to help NATSO members compare their own weekly category purchases against the trends reported in the index. Members may sign in here to read the full report.

Photo Credit: Ira Wexler/NATSO

 

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