page_title: Kum & Go
section_title: Controversy
hierarchical_section_title: Kum & Go / Controversy
caption_attribution_description: English: Kum &amp; Go storefront
context_page_description: Kum & Go is a convenience store chain primarily located in the Midwestern United States. The company, based in Des Moines, Iowa, operates 400 stores in 11 states—primarily in its home state of Iowa. Other states include: Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Kum & Go was ranked as the 24th-largest convenience store chain in the United States by Convenience Store News in 2019.
context_section_description: Kum & Go was sued in 2004 by an Omaha man claiming racial discrimination after being denied access to the public restroom.  The lawsuit was rejected by a lower court, and the decision was upheld by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled that Bilello had no standing to file the action, among other things.
caption: Kum & Go storefront in Colorado
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