Kum & Go history

In the year 1963, Krause Gentle had introduced the company's first convenience stores, selling both fuel and gasoline, along with merchandise items as well, in which they changed their gas station into a station store.

The company’s name was adopted in the year 1975, in order to unify the company's array of stores under a single brand.

Kum & Go built its current corporate headquarters at 6400 Westown Parkway in 2000.

Krause said it became clear the company would outgrow the space, so in 2005 the company sold the property and began paying to lease it.

The sales of the company branded merchandises, increased after Johnny Knoxville was seen wearing a Kum & Go T-shirt during a scene in the 2006 movie, named as Jackass Number Two.

The reason behind the success of the company's franchise was due in part to a unique marketing campaign in which they featured the Kum & Go 'Gold Cup'. The cup was introduced in the later parts of the year 2008, for the holiday season.

It will be the first major office development downtown since Wellmark built its headquarters directly east of the Kum & Go site in 2009.

As of the year 2011, the total revenue generated by the company is more than $2.1 billion.

In June of 2015, the Krause Family purchased Enrico Serafino, a historical winery based in Piedmont, Italy, which is engaged in the viticulture and vinification of still and sparkling wines, including Barolo, Barbaresco, and Alta Langa varietals.

The Krause Family purchased Vietti in 2016.