The Kent Companies Acquires B&B Petroleum (15 Chevron Convenience Stores)
October 31, 2025
The Kent Companies, a family-owned convenience store and fuels operator based in Midland, Texas, has acquired B&B Petroleum, LLC — a Ponchatoula, Louisiana-based operator of 15 Chevron-branded convenience stores (including Subway and Red Bird Café locations). The acquisition expands Kent's Kent Kwik footprint into Louisiana as part of a five-year strategy to grow eastward across the Southeast.
- Buyers
- The Kent Companies
- Targets
- B&B Petroleum, LLC
- Sellers
- Art Bonneval, Jay Barzenick
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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