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Fred s Minit Mart is a chain of convenience stores with locations in Tennessee and Kentucky. The stores offer sales of gasoline, food and beverage items, and health and beauty products. The company operates more than 35 locations, including stores in Cookeville and Puryear, Tenn., and Cave City and Auburn, Ky. Fred s Minit Mart is headquartered in Bowling Green, Ky.

Established in 1979, Tom Thumb is a chain of food stores that offers a range of food items, snacks and beverages. The chain additionally provides gift certificates of several denominations. Tom Thumb operates more than 125 stores located in the Gulf Coast and Alabama. The chain offers turkey, coffee, iced tea, ice cream, energy drinks and grilled chicken. Tom Thumb provides several coffee flavors, such as Bavarian strudel, caramel delight, dark roast, decaf, French vanilla and signature blend. The chain also offers green, lemon and diet tea, lemonade and soft drinks. Tom Thumb additionally provides a variety of domestic and imported beers and wines. The chain is owned and operates by The Kroger, which was founded in 1883.

Carlyle Baker opened the first Certified Gasoline Station in Piqua, Ohio. The station sold gasoline and offered limited automobile repairs to the motoring public. In the past 67 years the company has grown into a regional competitor that features superior service and products to customers. Certified Oil Company has 110 locations with 750 employees and nearly 70 convenience stores that operate in locations in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. The company has stations under the names of Certified, Sunoco and Citgo. Its stores supply bottled water, soft drinks, snacks, energy drinks, gift cards, tobacco, and beer and wine. Certified Oil Company is based in Columbus, Ohio.