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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.54
 
                     1996 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN

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<CAPTION>                                                                 %
                                                                        SALARY
    POSITION                                       NAME                  RANGE
<S>                                           <C>                       <C> 
Chairman & C.E.O.                             Cardwell, Jack              75%   
                                                                                
President & C.O.O.                            Schillaci, Joe              75%   
                                                                                
Sr. V.P. & C.F.O.                             Finkbeiner, Rick            60%   
                                                                                
V.P.- Operations                              Fitzgerald, Walt            60%   
V.P.- Petro:Lube                              Latimer, Dave               60%   
V.P.- Marketing & Strategic Planning          Clark, Bill                 50%   
                                                                                
V.P. - General Counsel                        Vacant                      40%   
V.P. - Maintenance & Development              Roberts, Travis             50%   
V.P. - National Sales & Promotion             Cardwell, Jim               50%   
V.P. - Administration                         Burch, Phil                 40%   
V.P. - Planning & Control                     Kill, Chuck                 30%   
                                                                                
Controller                                    Haug, David                 30%   
Director - Credit & Assistant Treasurer       Caparis, Pete               20%   
Director - Financial Planning & Analysis      Vacant                      20%   
                                                                                
Director - MIS                                Tisdale, Richard            30%   
Director - Petroleum Purchasing               Williams, Grytch            20%   
Director - Food Service & Executive Chef      Norris, Al                  40%   
Director - Merchandising                      Patrick, Robert             40%   
Director - Franchise Operations & Q.A.        Runk, Ken                   40%   
Director - Fuel Operations                    Kirkpatrick, Keith          40%   
                                                                                
Manager - Fuel Island Project                 Tipton, Dan                 N/A   
Director - Advertising & Promotion            Miller, Laurie              20%   
Director - Corporte Training                  Pate, John                  20%   
Manager - Maintenance & Develop.              Rudy, Clark                 10%   
Director - Risk Management                    Tovar, Dan                  10%   
Director - Branded Food Concepts              Brehm, Dave                 30%   
Director - Field Accounting                   Vacant                      20%   
Manager - MIS Program Applications            Vacant                       0%   
Manager - Professional Recruitment            Kirby, Tom                  20%   
                                                                                
Manager - Food Service Quality Assurance      Phelps, Van                 20%   
Manager - Merchandising Quality Assurance     Hanssens, Bill              20%   
Manager - Food Service Purchasing             Hotchkiss, Kan              20%   
Manager - Merchandise Purchasing              Henning, Curtis             20%   
Director - Petro:Lube Development             Payne, Allen                20%   
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1/1/96                   1996 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
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<CAPTION>                                                                                       MIN. TO          % OR $
                   POSITION                FREQUENCY               CRITERIA                     ACHIEVE
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<S>        <C>                           <C>            <C>                                   <C>                <C> 
FUEL       MANAGER                       Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit     25% of Sales         4.00%
ISLAND                                   Annual         Profit Center Operating Contribution      None             0.50%
                                         Annual         Location Operating Contribution          Budget          $ 1,600
           
           ASSISTANT MANAGER (Pool)      Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit     25% of Sales         2.68%
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TRAVEL     MANAGER                       Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit     18% of Sales         4.00%
STORE                                    Annual         Profit Center Operating Contribution      None             1.00%
                                         Annual         Location Operating Contribution          Budget          $ 1,600
           
           ASSISTANT MANAGER (Pool)      Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit                          2.68%
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IRON       MANAGER                       Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit     40% of Sales         2.00%
SKILLET                                  Annual         Profit Center Operating Contribution      None             1.00%
                                         Annual         Location Operating Contribution          Budget          $ 1,600
            
           KITCHEN MANAGER               Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit     40% of Sales         0.50%
            
           ASSISTANT MANAGER (Pool)      Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit     40% of Sales         1.34%
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PETRO:2    MANAGER                       Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit      5% of Sales         4.00%
                                         Annual         Profit Center Operating Contribution      None             0.50%
                                         Annual         Location Operating Contribution          Budget          $ 1,600
            
           ASSISTANT MANAGER (Pool)      Quarterly      Profit Center Controllable Profit      5% of Sales         2.68%
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PETRO:     MANAGER                       Quarterly      Profit Center Operating Contribution   Prior Year       0% to 5%
LUBE                                     Annual         Location Operating Contribution          Budget          $ 1,600
                                         Annual         Personal Performance Objectives        Completion        $ 2,000
            
           ASSOCIATE                     Quarterly      Profit Center Operating Contribution   Prior Year     0% to 0.5% 
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