GRAND ISLAND — The renovated Pump and Pantry on Diers Avenue in north Grand Island hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting with the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Jan. 5.
Kinsey Bosselman, Director of Operational Planning with Bosselman Enterprises, said this project was, “a baby of mine,” and thanked her team that helps with store improvements and in this case, a complete build from the ground up.
Bosselman said they started several months ago identifying what types of store concepts they wanted for the location. The more that was discussed, it became clear that a remodel was not going to satisfy their needs and perused a complete rebuild.
“We know this is your hometown store,” Bosselman said no matter what side of town Grand Island residents live on. “This is an iconic location, I hear all the time about how people said this was their childhood store if they went to school at Northwest or Grand Island Senior High School, (GISH).”
“It holds a special place in all of Grand Island’s heart,” Bosselman said.
Following her comments, a ribbon cutting was held with the Grand Island Chamber.
Ty Laws, Senior Brand Manager with Bosselman Administrative Services, said the renovation of the 2511 North Diers Avenue Pump & Pantry location started 10 months ago.
Laws said the success of their location on South Locust St. prompted them to renovate the Diers Ave. location and help further serve this area of the city.
This is their second flagship designed store that is 6,751 square feet, Laws said, for fuel it offers Unleaded 87, Super 87, Premium 91, E85 and Diesel.
The location also features a two-bay car wash with soft cloth and touchless options.
Laws said the location now features a large open concept and there are more of every offering.
“Inside this is one stop location you’ll find Quiznos, Scoop Ice cream with 16 awesome flavors, Cinnabon, Pizza. We offer tons of grab and go options from sandwiches to burritos at all times of the day that are quick and easy and taste amazing,” Laws said.
There are new inside and outside dining areas where patrons can enjoy their meal.
“We have a large selection of hot and cold drinks. Four different Frazil flavors two Frazil Energy flavors. Two Café Tango flavors which is an amazing ice coffee drink. Large coffee bar with bean to cup, drip coffee and cold brew with all the fixing to get you going in the morning,” Laws stated.
