Eric Kruse has spent over 25 years at Kwik Trip Inc in the areas of distribution, transportation, and logistics procurement. Kwik Trip is a chain of convenience stores founded in 1965 with location throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan under the name of Kwik Trip, and in Illinois, Iow, and South Dakota under Kwik Star as a privatly held company by the Zietlow Family. Kwik Trip operates a sizeble fleet delivering fuel and retail items to their 850 plus stores daily under Convenience Transportaition. Being vertically intergrated is a major key to Kwik Trips success. Kwik Trip produces many items in their own production facilities such as their Dairy, Bread & Bun plant, Sweets Bakery, and Kitchens.