Yesterday (Tuesday), Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Growmark FS was selected as one of two recipients of the 2023 Renewable Fuels Marketing Award. For over a century, Growmark FS (Fast Stop) has provided fuel across the Midwest and is now one of the nation’s leading suppliers of refined and renewable biofuels. The company operates 19 locations in Iowa, from communities as small as Yale with only 264 residents to cities like Fort Dodge. Fast Stop offers E15 at all 19 service stations with higher blends, such as E30 and E85, available at nearly half of them. The company sells an estimated 4.5 million gallons of refined fuels in Iowa annually. The other company recognized during Tuesday’s FUEL Iowa annual meeting was another fuel company, Kwik Trip/Kwik Star. Naig says, “Iowa’s renewable fuels industry continues to thrive, creating value-added markets for our crops, employing thousands of Iowans, and offering cleaner and more affordable fuel to consumers. Growmark FS is being honored for their efforts to market ethanol and Kwik Trip/Kwik Star is receiving recognition for their biodiesel marketing. I want to thank both of those companies and their employees for continuing to build demand for Iowa-produced renewable fuels.”
PHOTO BELOW: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig (left) presents Growmark FS with Secretary’s Ethanol Marketing Award. Matthias Schwarzkopf (right) accepted the award on behalf of Growmark FS.
