Circle K was established in 1951 when Fred Hervey purchased three Kay’s Food Stores in El Paso, TX and renamed them Circle K. Over the next few years Hervey grew the Circle K brand into neighboring New Mexico and Arizona, which has been the company’s home base since 1957. Circle K continued to grow its retail network through numerous acquisitions during the next several decades and today there are over 3,300 Circle K Store across the United States.
Circle K entered the international market in 1979 with the signing of a Franchise agreement with Uny Corp. in Japan. Since then Circle K International has built a global retailing system, drawing from trend-setting convenience store ideas and advances, resulting in over 3,700 franchised Circle K stores in six countries and the U.S. territory of Guam.
Circle K International is comprised of Master Franchised locations in Guam and seven countries outside the US, including Japan, Greater China (People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macau), Indonesia, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mexico, United Arab Emirates and most recently Honduras.
Circle K International is seeking qualified Master Franchise applicants, capable of developing 100 stores or more, who can bring the financial resources, local market knowledge, and operating commitment necessary to establish a thriving convenience store business outside the United States.
The Circle K Master Franchise Agreement provides you with proven global brand presence and franchise business systems with ongoing support from our experienced team of convenience store experts. This global perspective not only keeps each Master Licensee up-to-date on the latest developments in retailing, it also provides a continual flow of leading-edge programs to help build sales and profits.
The current list of Master Franchisees is as follows (Note-only Hong Kong, PRC, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, UAE and Mexico have individual sub-franchise opportunities):
Guam
13 locations
Doug Dean, General Manager
South Pacific Petroleum Company (SPPC)
816 North Marine Corps Drive
EVA Building, Suite 205
Tamuning, Guam 96913
671/649-9149
http://www.sppcorp.com/
Greater China - Convenience Retail Asia
(Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and People’s Republic of China)
405 locations
Honduras
*The agreement was signed September 2011.
Eduardo Emilio Kafati Nosthas- CEO
Edgardo Camilo Kafati Nosthas- Director
Camilo Kafati Simon- Director
Roberto Villieda- CFO
Internacional K, S.A. De C. V
A Grupo Intur Susiderary Company
Edificio Corporativo 777
Boulvard San Juan Bosco
Col. Lomas del Guijarro Sur
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Central America
Hong Kong
Richard Yeung, Chief Executive Officer
Circle K Convenience Stores (HK) Ltd.
5/F LiFung Tower
888 Cheung Sha Wan Road
Lai Chi Kok
Kowloon, Hong Kong
852/2991-6300
http://www.cr-asia.com/
Macau
Hugh Li, Managing Director
Macau Industrial Limitada
780 Est. Marginal da llha Verde,
Macau
853/234567
http://www.cr-asia.com/
People’s Republic of China
Lai Chun Pang, General Manager
Convenience Retail Southern China, Ltd.
12/F, No.22 Zhong Yue Building
Ma Peng Gang, Zhongshan er Road
Guangzhou,510080 People’s Republic of China
86/20/87606088
http://www.cr-asia.com/
Indonesia
340 locations
Cahyadi Heriantio, Chairman
PT. Circleka Indonesia Utama
JI. Raya Jatinegara Barat No. 124
Jakarta 13320
Indonesia
62/21/8571154
Japan
Over 2,900 locations
Kioshi Hijikata,Chairman
CircleKSunkus Co., Ltd.
2-5-24 Harumi Chuo-ku Tokyo 135-8539
Japan
81/3-6220-9000
http://www.circleksunkus.jp/
Mexico
140 locations
Carlos Kalach, Chief Executive Officer Comercializadora
Circulo CCK, S.A. de C.V.
Ingenieros Militares No. 2, piso 5
Colonia Empleado Municipal
Naucalpan de Juare
Estada de Mexico 66350
57/26-5684
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
9 locations
Amy Wu, Chief Executive Officer
GR Vietnam International, Ltd.
25 Ton Dan Street
Ward 13, District 4
Ho Chi Minh City,
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
848/3940-8345
United Arab Emirates
Mohammed AbdulGhaffar Hussain, Director
Fahmi Al-Shawa, Director/General Manager
ESAC Limited
24 Seven LLC.
Al Naboodah Complex
Nad al hammer Street
Ra al khor
Dubai, UAE
www.circlek.ae