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Thorntons LLC

American convenience store chain based in Kentucky

Field	Value
name	Thorntons LLC
logo	Thorntons logo.svg
image	Thorntons in Hamilton, OH.jpg
image_caption	Thorntons store in Hamilton, Ohio
type	Subsidiary
industry
foundation	1971
founder	James Thornton
location_city	Louisville, Kentucky
location_country	United States
area_served	Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee
num_locations	200+
num_locations_year	2024
products	Prepared foods, snacks, beverages, coffee, fuel
num_employees	4,700
parent	BP
homepage

Thorntons LLC, formerly Thorntons Inc., is an American gasoline and convenience store chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. It operates 200+ locations which vary from traditional fuel and convenience stores, stores with expanded kitchen formats and Travel Centers. Thorntons stores are located in six states: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. Founded in 1971 by James Thornton, it is a subsidiary of BP.

History

The first Thorntons location opened in 1971 in Clarksville, Indiana. The original site featured a kiosk building and a full-service attendant. In the 1980s, Thorntons transitioned from kiosk locations to convenience stores and grew to over 100 locations.

Thorntons locations map as of January 2020

In 2013, Thorntons introduced a larger store model with an expanded food program in select Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana stores. In 2016, this platform was expanded in select Chicago metropolitan area stores.

Around the same time frame, Thorntons rolled out Unleaded15 fuel which provides an octane rating of 88 and contains approximately 15% ethanol. Certain Thorntons locations also offer E85.

In 2019, Thorntons was acquired by a joint venture between Arclight Capital Partners and BP. In July 2021, BP agreed terms to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners' shareholding. The transaction was completed on August 31, 2021. BP retained the Thorntons brand, making it a sister chain to BP-owned ampm; the two chains do not overlap.

References

"Locations".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121027233948/https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/corporate/floridas-first-thorntons-convenience-store-to-open-in-clearwater/1247414/ First Thorntons convenience store to open in Clearwater] ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'' August 24, 2012
"Unleaded¹⁵".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20181204114933/https://csnews.com/thorntons-being-acquired-joint-venture-between-bp-arclight-capital Thorntons Being Acquired by Joint Venture Between BP & ArcLight Capital] ''Convenience Store News'' December 3, 2018
[https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/07/13/uk-bp-thorntons BP to buy entire ownership of Thorntons joint venture] ''[[Euronews]]'' July 31, 2021
[https://web.archive.org/web/20230225125349/https://www.bp.com/en_us/united-states/home/news/press-releases/bp-assumes-full-ownership-of-thorntons.html BP assumes full ownership of Thorntons] [[BP]] August 31, 2021
"bp to grow mobility and convenience presence in America, integrating convenience leader Thorntons | News".

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