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Couche-Tard Honored with Gallup Award for Workplace Culture

In a remarkable achievement for workplace excellence, Alimentation Couche-Tard has been named a "Winner With Distinction" for the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA). This recognition underscores the company’s commitment to fostering a vibrant and engaging workplace culture. It is the fifth consecutive year that Couche-Tard has achieved this prestigious accolade, highlighting its strong focus on employee engagement and well-being.

The GEWA is awarded only to a select number of organizations that excel in creating an engaging work environment and prioritizing employee welfare through strategic initiatives. In a time of continuous disruption and rapid changes in the workforce worldwide, Gallup emphasizes that Couche-Tard continues to set benchmarks for cultivating a high-performance culture, ensuring that employees feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work.

"Winning the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the fifth consecutive year demonstrates how our ongoing commitment to engagement is gaining momentum," said Ina Strand, Chief Human Resources Officer at Couche-Tard. "Our partnership with Gallup through the myVOICE employee engagement survey provides invaluable insights that our leaders translate into actionable measures each year. The outcome is a workplace environment where our employees not only feel heard but also see that their voices make an impact. This in turn helps us cultivate an environment where they can grow, thrive, and build meaningful careers."

Alex Miller, President and CEO of Couche-Tard, echoed the significance of this recognition by stating, "This acknowledgment further validates that our One-Team culture is based on something genuine and enduring—our employees. They ensure we deliver on our promises of quick, friendly service and compelling value to our customers. Knowing that Gallup affirms our employees are among the most engaged in the world fills me with pride and motivates me. As we navigate a rapidly changing market and implement an updated strategy, our employees and our culture remain our competitive edge."

Gallup’s extensive research consistently demonstrates that companies prioritizing both people and performance are better positioned for long-term success. Their meta-analysis of team engagement and performance constitutes the most comprehensive workplace study ever conducted, featuring data from over 3.3 million employees across 347 organizations in 53 industries and 90 countries. Companies with higher engagement significantly outperform their peers in crucial business outcomes, including customer ratings, profitability, productivity, turnover, safety incidents, shrinkage, absenteeism, quality, well-being, and additional engagement.

For those interested in a complete list of the GEWA winners, detailed information can be found on the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winners page. Learn more about the awards and their significance.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard is a globally recognized leader in convenience and mobility, operating in 29 countries and territories with almost 17,300 stores, of which approximately 13,200 offer road fuel. Known through its iconic brands Couche-Tard and Circle K, the company is among the largest independent operators of convenience stores in the United States and leads the convenience store and fuel retail sectors in Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Belgium, and Ireland. The company is also established in Luxembourg, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Approximately 149,500 people are employed across its entire network.

About Gallup

Gallup is a global analytics and consulting firm that assists leaders and organizations in addressing their most pressing challenges. With over 80 years of experience and a widespread reach, Gallup possesses unparalleled knowledge about the attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students, and populations worldwide.

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