In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, GasBuddy, the smartphone app helping consumers avoid paying full price for fuel, compiled a list of gas station brands that have the highest-rated coffee in each state.
For the third consecutive year, Texas-based Buc-ee’s leads the overall rankings with the highest rated gas station coffee in the nation. On the state level, there is a tie: Pennsylvania-based Wawa and Oklahoma-based QuikTrip captured the top spot in six states each, followed by Massachusetts-based Cumberland Farms with the best brew in five northeastern states.
“Gas station convenience store brands across the country have been quick to include offerings that are competitive with national coffee brands, including sourcing premium coffee beans and making handcrafted espresso beverages,” says Frank Beard, convenience store and retail trends analyst at GasBuddy. “Given the recent surge in on-demand, convenience-driven retail, it’s clear that the one-stop-shop for gas and a fresh cup of coffee is appealing to American drivers.”
GasBuddy reviewed more than 2 million gas station coffee ratings and reviews in the GasBuddy app from April 2016 to August 2019 to determine the highest rated gas station coffee brands in each state. Brands had to have at least 20 locations in a state to be included in the analysis. Reviews covered more than 150,000 retail locations where gasoline is sold and results show that positive coffee ratings at gas station convenience stores have risen 4 percent since 2017. And according to a recent GasBuddy survey, coffee is the third-most purchased beverage at gas station convenience stores behind carbonated soft drinks and water.
Consumers can review gas station convenience stores and their coffee directly on the free GasBuddy app.
Top-rated gas station coffee brands in each state:
Alaska – Chevron
Alabama – MAPCO
Arkansas- Kum & Go
Arizona – QuikTrip
California – 7-Eleven
Colorado – Kum & Go
Connecticut – Cumberland Farms
Delaware – Wawa
Florida – Wawa
Georgia – QuikTrip
Hawaii – Texaco
Iowa – Kwik Trip
Idaho – Maverik
Illinois – Kelley’s Market
Indiana – Casey’s
Kansas- QuikTrip
Kentucky – Thorntons
Louisiana – RaceTrac
Massachusetts – Cumberland Farms
Maryland – Wawa
Maine – Irving
Michigan – Speedway
Minnesota – Kwik Trip
Missouri – QuikTrip
Mississippi – Circle K
Montana – Town Pump
North Carolina – Sheetz
North Dakota – Tesoro
Nebraska – Casey’s
New Hampshire – Cumberland Farms
New Jersey – Wawa
New Mexico – Chevron
Nevada – ARCO
New York – Cumberland Farms
Ohio – Sheetz
Oklahoma – QuikTrip
Oregon – Chevron
Pennsylvania – Wawa
Rhode Island – Cumberland Farms
South Carolina – QuikTrip
South Dakota – Casey’s
Tennessee – Weigel’s
Texas – Buc-ee’s
Utah – Maverik
Virginia – Wawa
Vermont – Irving
Washington – Mobil
Washington, D.C. – Exxon
Wisconsin – Kwik Trip
West Virginia – Sheetz
Wyoming – Maverik
