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<a href="https://franchise.7-eleven.com/franchise/home?utm_source=corp&amp%3Butm_medium=referral&amp%3Butm_campaign=owned-properties&amp%3Butm_term=footer-franchising&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">7-Eleven</a>, the international convenience store franchise with more than 71,000 locations worldwide, just opened a new store in Manassas, Virginia that features two restaurants, the next step in the brand’s attempts to expand into the quick-service restaurant segment.This newest location is considered an “<a href="https://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-press-releases/04-29-2021-7-eleven-doubles-up-on-restaurant-concepts-in-newest-evolution-store?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Evolution Store</a>”, which 7-Eleven defines as “an experiential testing ground, where customers can try and buy the retailer's latest innovations in a pioneering store format.” The Manassas location includes <a href="https://raisetheroostchicken.com/locations/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raise the Roost</a>, a chicken and biscuit restaurant, as well as Parlor Pizza, which offers made-to-order pizzas.&nbsp;The Virginia store is one of eight corporate-owned Evolution Stores in Texas, New York City, San Diego and Washington D.C. All of them follow the same concept, featuring a quick-service restaurant brand, but the Manassas location is the first to feature two restaurants.“Today’s opportunity is in the QSR [quick service restaurant] space, and we are responding by aggressively rolling out our restaurants across the country — both in Evolution Stores and beyond,” said <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tanco-8b593a31/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Tanco</a>, 7-Eleven’s chief operating officer in a <a href="https://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-press-releases/04-29-2021-7-eleven-doubles-up-on-restaurant-concepts-in-newest-evolution-store?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">recent press release</a>.The company plans to open over 150 restaurants this year according to Tanco.This is the most recent step in 7-Eleven’s multi-year campaign to expand into the quick-service restaurant space. In 2019, the brand’s <a href="https://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-press-releases/03-27-2019-innovation-in-customers-hands-at-new-7-eleven-lab-store?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">first Evolution Store</a> opened in Dallas featuring a <a href="https://www.laredotacocompany.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Laredo Taco Company®</a> restaurant, made-to-order coffees and smoothies, craft beer and growlers, a bakery and a cold treats bar.7-Eleven announced in March 2021 that the new Dallas location will <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-laredo-taco-company-drive-thru-opens-at-newest-7-eleven-evolution-store-301253921.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=7-eleven-expands-into-qsr-space-with-eighth-evolution-store-2715627" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">open a drive-thru</a> for the Laredo restaurant, marking the first time the brand has operated a corporate-owned drive-thru at one of its locations.The expansion into QSR is an attempt on 7-Eleven’s part to create a more unique experience and better value for customers."7-Eleven is known as a beverage destination, and Laredo Taco Company makes some of the best quick-serve Mexican food anywhere,” Tanco said. “Throw in the convenience of grabbing a taco paired with a Slurpee drink through a drive-thru, and it's a match made in heaven."

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