"Casey's Appoints Inaugural Pizza and Beer Officer on National Pizza Day"
Casey's convenience store chain has named Joe Cruz as its first pizza and beer officer, tasked with tasting pizza and beer combinations, creating social media content, and promoting the best pairings. With over 2,600 locations in 17 states, Casey's is focusing on expanding its pizza and beer sales as part of its growth strategy, recently entering the Texas market and aiming to add 350 stores over the next three years. Prepared food and dispensed beverage sales reached $382 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, reflecting an 8.9% increase from the same quarter in 2023.