Former Kum & Go owner Kyle J. Krause says he had not expected the chain's new owner, Maverik, to announce plans to change the name of the iconic gas station chain he and wife Sharon sold in 2023, but that the company's leaders are "good people" and are entitled to do as they wish. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Maverik began rebranding Kum & Go stores almost immediately after the purchase was completed in August 2023, beginning in four western states where both chains had locations. It announced last year it would extend the new name to all remaining Kum & Go stores. Asked in an interview with the Des Moines Register if he was surprised by the name change, Krause said, "Yeah, I was." He said Maverik's owners never told him in writing they would keep the Kum & Go name, but verbally assured him they planned to do so. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #DesMoines #Iowa #DSMUSA