C-Store and Food Service Consulting: January 2015

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

PES Design Group completes Gas N Wash C-store Project in Kankakee, IL

Reprinted from PRLog - Jan. 28, 2015 -

The Gas N Wash C-store and Gas Station at the southeast corner of West Court Street and South Washington Avenue in Kankakee, Illinois will open the first week of February 2015. The approximate 3-acre development will feature a drive-thru $3 Car Wash, nine fuel pumps and a 4,900-square-foot convenient-type store that is called "The Market", designed and equipped by award winning c-store consulting firm PES Design Group. The Market will also house a Dunkin' Donuts with a drive-thru window and a well stocked convenience retail area.

Other notable offerings included in PES Design Group's "The Market" concept includes eighteen cooler doors offering a vast variety of cold beverages, beer, wine and market items such as milk, lunchmeat, cheese, etc. Hot and cold grab-n-go food stations are among The Market's feature convenience areas as well as it's an award winning "Brew House" beer cave design. The "Brew House", designed by Jim Richards of PES Design Group (Northlake, IL), along with Interior Design Firm Paragon Solutions, has previously won the "Best Beer Cave" award by Single Store Owner magazine (Oct 2014) for their beer cave design in the Gas N Wash location in Mokena, IL.

Project Credits:

Owners: Leon Baine of Custer Park, Tracy Erickson of Bourbonnais, and Len McEnery of Mokena.
Architect: Scott Pritchett, ARSA
C-store Consultant: Jim Richards, PES Design Group
C-store Equipment Supplier: PES Design Group
Interior Designer: Paragon Solutions
General Contractor: Leon Baine, Morgan Wyatt LLC

At PES Design Group we are specialists in Restaurant, Food Service and C-store design and have a staff of knowledgeable consultants with over 25 years of experience in planning innovative, attractive, efficient and profitable c-store facilities. We will use our years of experience to design innovation and uniqueness into your project helping you to set yourself apart from the rest. We can provide you with a remodel design that will help you achieve a greater positive customer experience, top your competition and increase profits!

C-store and Food Service Consultant, Jim Richards (Sr)

Don't take our word for it! Visit our portfolio page at portfolio.pesdesigngroup.com for a list and photos of projects our consultants have done during their 25+ years in the C-store Design Industry as well as testimonials from very satisfied clients.

Call us today for a FREE consultation about your remodel project! 800.850.6638

We are waiting to serve YOU!

PES Design Group
Food Service and C-Store Design Specialists
800.850.6638
www.pesdesigngroup.com

About the Author

Jim Richards is a Principal Design Consultant and C-store Specialist with the PES Design Group, Midwest Office. During his 25 years of experience in the C-store Design Industry, Jim has designed many c-stores that are modern, innovative, efficient and most importantly... PROFITABLE.

BEST BEER CAVE 2014 WINNER - design by PES Design Group

BEST BEER CAVE 2014

Winner: Gas N Wash, Mokena, Ill.
Architect: Chris Kalishefski, CDG
Design Consultant: Jim Richards, PES Design Group
Equipment Supplier: PES Design Group
Interior Designer: Paragon Solutions
General Contractor: Leon Baine, Morgan Wyatt LLC

With a name like Gas N Wash, it would be undestandable for one to assume this store specializes in car washes. And while the Mokena, Ill.-based business operates a prominent car wash and dog wash, the convenience store is also well know for many of its in-store attributes.

One such attribute is its beer cave, The Market Brew House. Whether customer want a pale ale, stout, bock or hefeweizen, or their palette prefers something simpler like a lager or pilsner, Gas N Wash's beer cave provides plenty of options.

The 3,950-square-foot-store, located at the intersection of 191st Street and 88th Avenue 34 miles west of Chicago, certainly stands out for The Market Brew House. But the 24/7 c-store - opened in February 2013 - has plenty more to offer, starting with a Dunkin' Donuts location, liquor, lottery, tobaccoproducts, candy and snacks, beverage fountains and a variety of grab-and-go food offerings.

Gas N Wash even provides video games for both the young and young at heart. In fact, those who play video games for 30 minutes or more are entitled to receive a free $10 car wash.

Food, convenience, car wash, grab-and-go and a doughnut. What more could you want?

The c-store welcomes recreational vehicles, construction vehicles and trucks to it's location. At the pump, Gas N Wash sells three grades of unleaded fuel, E85, diesel, and diesel exhaust fluid. Propane filling services are also available.

PES Design Group
Food Service and C-Store Design Specialists
800.850.6638
www.pesdesigngroup.com

*reprinted with changes from Convenience Store News for the Single Store Owner, October 2014, page 32.