Spacing Requirements
Approximately 1,350 Square Feet for Kitchen-Only with Drive-Thru
Why Jack in the Box for a convenience store or travel plaza site?
Because the model already works on sites like yours. We have more than 2,100 locations nationwide, including more than 80 co-developed spaces that include convenience store and travel plaza units.
- C-store average unit volume: $1,671,505
- All five dayparts, with breakfast available 24/7
- Any menu item at any time of day
- Kitchen-only footprint starting near 1,350 square feet
- Flexible layouts for conversions and ground-up builds
- More than 80 existing co-developed spaces to pull best practices from
C-store Retailers Explore Options to Find the Right Foodservice Formula
"I chose Jack in the Box because they checked all of the boxes. It is an iconic brand that offers a great menu for all dayparts, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack occasions and late night." - Jimmy Bir Singh
Interior Dining
Additional 500-600 Square Feet for Dining Room (If Included)
Drive-Thru
A Drive-Thru is Required for All Convenience Store Locations
Monthly Gallonage
We're Looking for C-stores with a Minimum Monthly Gallonage of 125,000
Traffic Counts
We Target Areas with Traffic Counts of +20,000 Cars per Day
Thoroughfare Access
Locations with Access to Major Highways and Intersections Preferred
Does the menu cover the hours my store is open?
All of them. We serve all five dayparts, and breakfast runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Any item, any time.
That matters on a c-store or travel plaza site. Morning fuel traffic, lunch, afternoon, dinner, and overnight are five separate revenue windows, and most limited foodservice programs only capture two or three of them. Our menu is built in the burger category but runs wider than that, with tacos, chicken sandwiches, jumbo egg rolls, salads, and breakfast available around the clock.
What footprint does a Jack in the Box need?
Our base model is a kitchen-only build of roughly 1,350 square feet with a drive-thru. If you have more room, we have designs that add interior seating. If you are converting attached space, we adapt the layout to the shell you already have rather than forcing a standard box into it.
- Kitchen-only with drive-thru, approximately 1,350 square feet
- Larger formats with dining room seating
- Conversion layouts for existing attached restaurant space
- Travel plaza and high-volume site configurations
The goal is straightforward: get the highest return out of the square footage you are already paying for.
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