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Knoxville,
TN – August 2022 / Newsmaker Alert: Pilot
Company’s New Horizons initiative is well underway with six more travel
centers recently completing full store remodels. To commemorate the newly
overhauled travel centers, Pilot Company teamed up with Monster to host
a celebration with the Monster Girls and several giveaways at the site
of the very first Pilot travel center in Corbin, Kentucky that originally
opened in 1981. This historic travel center now features a modernized exterior
and interior with remodeled restrooms and is home to another first for
the company - its new Tex-Mex deli concept called Burrito Junction.
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Pilot
Company’s chef and food innovation team spent two years testing and fine-tuning
the “make it your way” Burrito Junction menu before its launch at the Pilot
travel center in Corbin. The new deli concept is open 24/7 to serve guests
at all hours and features everything from customizable breakfast burritos
in the morning to a full choice menu of burritos, tacos, bowls, and quesadillas
that can be personalized with house-made guacamole, queso, salsa and an
array of toppings.
“We
strive to connect people and places,” said Jamie
King, Senior Director of Food and Beverage for Pilot Company. “Food
is always a great way to connect with our guests and Burrito Junction is
another way for us to do just that. Our guests are loving the fresh variety
that this new concept brings, and we are exploring opportunities to expand
it to additional locations while continuing to innovate our food offerings.”
Several
more of Pilot Company’s travel centers finished top-to-bottom remodels,
incorporating feedback from professional drivers and guests to add more
fresh food options and upgrade the overall store experience. In addition
to overhauling the exterior and interior of each location, key improvements
include:
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Bakersfield,
CA: New kitchen for team member to prepare an expanded menu of fresh
food, updated laundry facilities, and newly added quick-serve restaurant
brands
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Battle
Creek, MI: Newly added deli with grab-and-go options for made-in-house
hot and cold foods, expanded beverage selection, and updated check-out
area
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Cartersville,
GA: Enhanced deli with grab-and-go options for hot and cold foods,
expanded beverage selection, and fully remodeled Subway
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Corbin,
KY: Upgraded deli with additional grab-and-go items, four new self-checkouts,
and all-new Burrito Junction deli concept
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Phoenix,
AZ: Upgraded deli with additional grab-and-go items, expanded beverage
selection, and four new self-checkouts
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Staunton,
VA: New kitchen for team member to prepare an expanded menu of fresh
food and grab-and-go cold items, expanded beverage selection, four new
self-checkouts, and full remodeled Arby’s
“With
every store that we remodel, we take care to make improvements that will
better serve our guests and team members now and into the future,” said
Allison
Cornish, VP of Store Modernization at Pilot Company. “It’s amazing
to see the transformations and to see the progress as we ramp up renovations
at more travel centers across our network.”
The
three-year New Horizons project marks the company’s most significant investment
in store modernization to date. It will fully remodel more than 400 Pilot
and Flying J travel centers and make additional upgrades at several more
locations across the country.
As
part of the New Horizons initiative and in honor of its long history of
giving back, Pilot Company is donating a combined $70,000 to the local
school districts in these six communities to support of STEM, technology,
and career development programs.
To
help its guests go even further with their end of summer travels, Pilot
Company is offering
a 10-cent discount on every gallon of gas through October 31 and deals
on popular brands to save in-store with the myRewards
Plus™ app.*
For
more information about New Horizons, visit PilotFlyingJ.com/new-horizons,
and to learn more about the new 10-cent discount, visit pilotflyingj.com/rewards.
*Data
rates may apply. Participating locations only. Void where prohibited (not
valid in Wisconsin and New Jersey). Other terms and conditions may apply.
Visit PilotFlyingJ.com/rewards
for details.
About
Pilot Company
Pilot
Travel Centers LLC (“Pilot Company”) keeps North America’s drivers
moving as one of the leading suppliers of fuel and the largest operator
of travel centers. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee,
Pilot Company has grown its network to more than 800 retail and fueling
locations and supplies more than 14 billion gallons of fuel per year to
the market. Pilot Company has fourth largest tanker fleet with more than
1,600 trucks that supply DEF, bio and renewable fuels, and provides hauling
and disposal services to the oil field sector. Pilot Company serves 1.3
million guests per day and provides over 70,000 fleet customers with solutions
for fuel, credit, factoring, services and rewards. Its Pilot and Flying
J travel center network includes over 750 locations in 44 states and six
Canadian provinces with more than 790 restaurants, 75,000 truck parking
spaces, 5,300 deluxe showers, 6,200 diesel lanes and offers truck maintenance
and tire service with Southern Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J. The One9
Fuel Network connects a variety of fueling locations to provide smaller
fleets and independent professional drivers with everyday value, convenience,
credit and perks. More information on locations and rewards are available
in the myRewards Plus™
app.
Pilot
Company is currently ranked No. 7 on Forbes’ list of America’s Largest
Private Companies. For additional information about Pilot Company, its
30,000 team members and commitment to giving back, visit www.PilotCompany.com.
Media
Contact:
Stephanie
Myers
Manager,
Media & Public Relations
Pilot
Company
865-474-4096
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