Circle K is an international convenience store and road transportation fuel retailer owned by Canadian operator Alimentation Couche-Tard. Founded in El Paso, Texas in 1951 and acquired by Couche-Tard in 2003, the Circle K banner was rolled out globally from 2015, replacing brands such as Mac's, Statoil and Kangaroo Express. Its U.S. corporate office is in Tempe, Arizona, and it is the largest independent convenience store operator in the United States by company-operated stores. The wider Couche-Tard network spans roughly 17,300 stores across 27 countries with about 145,000 employees.