Since when has TMC offered Circle K branded businesses?
Circle_K Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
K motor fuel businesses since July 2011. We have offered Circle K branded businesses since July 2012. As of April 27, 2025 (the end of our last fiscal year), there were 569 franchised Circle K Stores (with or without Motor Fuel Business and/or Branded Business) in the United States operating under similar franchise agreements.
Under a separate franchise disclosure document, since October 2019, we have offered franchises for the operation of a combined retail convenience store and motor fuel business under the "Circle K" trade name and service marks and the Circle K business system for the sale of Circle K-sourced motor fuel under the "Circle K" trade name and service marks and grocery items, consumer goods, food service items and other merchandise ("Other Circle K Franchised Outlets"). TMC continues to offer and sell these Other Circle K Franchised Outlet franchise opportunities under a separate franchise disclosure document. As of April 27, 2025, there were 54 Other Circle K Franchised Outlets in the United States operating under a franchise agreement offered under such separate franchise disclosure document. Certain of the companyoperated Circle K stores identified in Item 20 of this Franchise Disclosure Document are also referenced in item 20 of the other franchise disclosure document pursuant to which we offer the franchise for the Other Circle K Franchised Outlets because such company-operated stores operate under substantially similar operating systems and standards.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 10–16)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Circle K's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, TMC has been offering Circle K branded businesses since July 2012. As of April 27, 2025, there were 569 franchised Circle K stores operating in the United States under similar franchise agreements. These stores may or may not include a motor fuel business and/or branded business.
Additionally, since October 2019, Circle K has offered franchises for combined retail convenience stores and motor fuel businesses under a separate franchise disclosure document. These "Other Circle K Franchised Outlets" operate under the Circle K trade name and service marks, selling Circle K-sourced motor fuel, grocery items, consumer goods, food service items, and other merchandise. As of April 27, 2025, there were 54 of these Other Circle K Franchised Outlets operating in the United States under this separate franchise agreement.
Prospective franchisees should note that Circle K also offers the opportunity to operate a Motor Fuel Business to franchisees who already operate, or agree to open and operate, a Circle K Store. Franchisees operating a Branded Business may obtain their motor fuel from any source, provided the motor fuel meets Circle K's standards and requirements. Circle K reserves the right in the future to offer a Motor Fuel Business or Branded Business to a person or entity that does not operate a Circle K Convenience Store.