South Dakota Corn Utilization Council Announces Partnership with Kwik Star to Promote Ethanol-Blended Fuel Use in South Dakota

Sioux Falls, S.D. – The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC) and Kwik Star are pleased to announce their partnership to promote the use of ethanol-blended fuel across eastern South Dakota. Through events at Kwik Star’s 11 South Dakota locations and ongoing educational efforts, the organizations are encouraging drivers to save at the pump with ethanol-blended fuels.

“We are thrilled to partner with SDCUC this spring to promote Unleaded 88 and the benefits of 15% ethanol,” Mark Meisner, Vice President of Marketing, Kwik Trip / Kwik Star said. “15% ethanol provides a higher octane which burns cleaner and is good for the environment, and better for your wallet. It’s my fuel of choice.”

This partnership is the first of its kind for SDCUC and the state of South Dakota, but Kwik Star’s longstanding commitment to promoting ethanol-blended fuels across their markets makes this partnership a natural fit for both organizations. Kwik Star is well-versed in successful partnerships, recently promoting Unleaded 88 in Iowa with the Unleaded 88 Winning Drive.

Tapping into Kwik Star’s growth in South Dakota, SDCUC looks to generate buzz around the increased availability of ethanol-blended fuels while saving South Dakotans money.

“As Kwik Star’s presence in South Dakota continues to grow, we look forward to partnering with them to grow South Dakotans’ utilization of ethanol blended fuels,” Amanda Bechen, Senior Director of Communications and Marketing, SDCUC said.

Throughout the upcoming spring, Kwik Star and SDCUC will run a joint educational campaign across Kwik Star’s South Dakota service area and organize to-be-announced events promoting the cost-saving benefits of ethanol blended fuels.

Stay tuned for what’s next and learn more about UNL88’s benefits at FuelUpSD.com.

About the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC)

The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council is responsible for the collection and administration of a one-cent-per-bushel corn check-off program. Money raised through that program funds research and development of new uses and markets for corn and corn byproducts that benefit South Dakota corn growers.

About Kwik Star:

Kwik Trip began in 1965 and Kwik Star joined the Kwik Trip brand in 1993. Kwik Trip/Kwik Star is a family-owned company that serves 11 million customers each week with convenient, clean retail stores. Kwik Trip produces many of their private label products featured in the stores. Kwik Trip’s La Crosse, Wisconsin based headquarters, operates its own commissary, bakery, and dairy. All three facilities are FDA approved and produces Kwik Trip’s own line of sandwiches, soups, fresh bakery products including white, wheat bread and buns, muffins, donuts, cookies and bagels, as well as the Nature’s Touch brand of dairy products, milk, ice cream, and waters. Kwik Trip also maintains its own distribution center and fleet under the Convenience Transportation name. Kwik Trip has been recognized as a Top Workplace as listed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Des Moines Register.