Kangaroo Express Honors Fort Bragg Military Families with ROO Cups

Kangaroo Express, part of Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., today announced it will shine a spotlight of praise and gratitude on a group of Fort Bragg soldiers and their families, by honoring them with a free 2015 ROO Cup at a unit family day event on Thursday, April 23. Kangaroo Express and the USO of NC have partnered to provide food and drinks for this unit-sponsored activity.

The Kangaroo Express refillable ROO Cup has become the “official” cup of summertime; it is a huge hit among children and adults of all ages with millions of drink refills last year alone. Kangaroo Express is celebrating the continued passion for the refillable cup by awarding dedicated soldiers and their families with the 2015 ROO Cup so they can stay hydrated all summer long.

Kangaroo Express will distribute 1,500 complimentary ROO Cups at a unit family event, thanking military members and their families for their service and sacrifices. These military families are among the first in the entire Southeast to get their hands on the Kangaroo Express ROO Cup prior to the public launch on May 6.

Returning for its fifth year, the fan-favorite ROO Cup normally retails for $6.99, plus tax, and secures unlimited 25-cent refills on delicious fountain and frozen beverages at Kangaroo Express convenience stores from May 6 through September 30.

In celebration of the ROO Cup’s fifth anniversary, a limited edition Black ROO Cup is also available in select markets across the Southeast. Select stores will receive the limited edition Black ROO Cup, retailing for $9.99, plus tax, and offer unlimited, one-cent refills on frozen and fountain beverages all summer long.

For more information about the 2015 ROO Cup, visit www.roocup.com.

About Couche-Tard

Couche-Tard is the leader in the Canadian convenience store industry. In the United States, it is the largest independent convenience store operator in terms of number of company-operated stores. In Europe, Couche-Tard is a leader in convenience store and road transportation fuel in Scandinavian and Baltic countries while it has a significant presence in Poland.

As of February 1, 2015, Couche-Tard’s network comprised 6,314 convenience stores throughout North America, including 4,870 stores with road transportation fuel dispensing. Following the acquisition of The Pantry, Inc. on March 16, 2015, more than 1,500 additional stores were added to the network in the United States, totaling 7,815 convenience stores approximately. Its North-American network now consists of 13 business units, including nine in the United States covering 41 states and four in Canada covering all ten provinces. More than 75,000 people are employed throughout its network and at the service offices in North America.

In Europe, Couche-Tard operates a broad retail network across Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark), Poland, the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Russia, which comprised 2,233 stores as at February 1, 2015, the majority of which offer road transportation fuel and convenience products while the others are unmanned automated service-stations which offer road transportation fuel only.

The Corporation also offers other products, including stationary energy, marine fuel, aviation fuel, lubricants and chemicals. Couche-Tard operates key fuel terminals and fuel depots in eight countries. Including employees at Statoil branded franchise stations, about 17,500 people work in its retail network, terminals and service offices across Europe.

In addition, under licensing agreements, about 4,600 stores are operated under the Circle K banner in 12 other countries worldwide (China, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam) which brings to more than 14,600 the number of sites in Couche-Tard’s network.