Alan Adato is the the senior merchandising and procurement manager for Yesway. He joined the company four years ago and is responsible for overseeing several categories, ancillary services and private label initiatives for 423 stores.
Alan oversees and manage a portfolio of Yesway and Allsup’s private label products merchandised throughout the store. The company recently introduced Yesway and Allsup’s private label products across all stores.
Prior to Yesway, Alan worked for McLane Company as an account specialist, Anheuser-Busch InBev as a category analyst, and ACH Food Companies as a category manager in their foodservice division.
Alan also worked for Pella Windows and Doors’ National Accounts Division as a sales representative and then an inventory manager overseeing all Pella products sold in Lowe’s Home Improvement Centers.
Alan graduated from the University of Maryland and Relocated to Des Moines, Iowa 17 years ago with his wife, Wendy and twin boys, Michael and Ethan.
About Yesway
Yesway is one of the fastest-growing convenience store operators in the U.S. Established in 2015, Yesway is a multi-branded platform that acquires, transforms, and enhances portfolios of convenience stores by leveraging expertise in real estate and technology, and by implementing data-driven decision making. Yesway was named the 2021 Convenience Store Chain of the Year by CStore Decisions and is currently ranked #18 on the CStore Decisions Top 111 Chains. Yesway’s portfolio currently consists of 423 stores located in Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, including the Allsup’s Convenience Store chain.
