Kansas
City, MO - Regional convenience store giant, QuikTrip Corp. today announced a
multi-year partnership with Sprint Center with a morning celebration providing
on-site construction workers a breakfast of their quality products. The
breakfast, served by eight QuikTrip employees, including pastries and bottled
orange juice.
The centerpiece of the partnership includes a QuikTrip store at Sprint Center.
This self-service store will be among the first of its kind in an arena,
stadium or entertainment venue. It will feature many of the same products found
at the more than 70 QuikTrip stores in the Kansas City metro area - all at
QuikTrip prices.
"We are proud to partner with Sprint Center," said Jim Denny, QuikTrip, Vice
President of Marketing. "Sprint Center is the cornerstone of downtown Kansas
City development and is a catalyst for the region."
At the on-site store, patrons will find the new QT Kitchen line of quality
products including donuts, pastries, hand-carved sandwiches and salads, all
made fresh daily in the regional commissary located in Belton, Mo.
In addition to offering a variety of coffee flavors, the store will also have
Freezoni's, QuikShakes, Rooster Booster and Donkey Kick energy drinks, and
customers will be greeted and assisted by dedicated QuikTrip employees.
"This partnership adds another unique feature to Sprint Center that will make
it one of the premier sports and entertainment venues in the region," said Mark
Faber, senior vice president of Business Operations. "We are excited to add
another partner who shares the same commitment to quality and will add to the
guests' experience."
As part of the partnership, QuikTrip will assist in the promotion of Sprint
Center events in its stores within the Kansas City area.