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The profit margin at gas station/convenience stores is razor thin these days. A station in central Pennsylvania finds barbecue sales are helping them make it through the tight times.
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The profit margin at gas station/convenience stores is razor thin these days. A station in central Pennsylvania finds barbecue sales are helping them make it through the tight times.
Transcript
LIVE READ:
The tough economy has businesses and organizations in Central Pennsylvania making changes. WPSU’s Emily Reddy brings you the story of a gas station off I-80 that’s thriving in tough times.
ON TAPE:
From the outside it looks like a typical convenience store…but when you walk into Gio’s Woodland Food and Fuel you smell barbecue. A hot food counter and a few plain booths are wedged in among the chips and sodas.
Business has been good for me here. I have people say, “Oh, we’ve been gone by your place for the last ten years.” “And you finally decided to stop?” “Yup” (:10)
Dave Gio serves me up his most popular dish…
This is the pulled pork sandwich and it has coleslaw on it and the bun is nice and warm they toasted it up.
So I gave it a try…
Mmmm…that’s some good barbecue. It’s very messy.
And I wasn’t the only one enjoying the food. A steady flow of customers ord...
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INTRO:The profit margin at gas station/convenience stores is razor thin these days. WPSU’s Emily Reddy brings you the story of a gas station off I-80 that’s thriving in tough times.
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