Krispy Krunchy Chicken is a 2,700+ unit fried chicken chain, Casey’s is the fifth-largest pizza chain, and Laredo Taco Company is a 600-unit Tex Mex chain. All of these brands are sold out of nationwide convenience stores, both in-store and on third-party delivery apps, as the industry doubles down on foodservice to steal share from restaurants amidst rising prices. The trend has been further evidenced by Couche-Tard’s multiple bids for 7-Eleven’s Japanese owner as its Circle K brand seeks to double down on high margin prepared food. The aforementioned “store-within-a-store” concepts have been further popularized by foodservice distributors like Performance Food Group providing turnkey hot food concepts to its c-store clients that require minimal prep and up-front investment. HNGRY recently sat down with Morgan Abraham, Co-Founder of Smoodi, a “smoothie store in a box” solution for hospitals, universities, gyms, and c-stores aimed to provide their customers with healthy nutrition without any additional labor.