Circle K Stores, Inc., doing business as Circle K, operates convenience stores in the United States. Its stores offers coffee, fountain drinks, beer, snacks, candy, ATMs, mobile prepaid wireless phones, gift cards, money orders, fuels, tobacco, and general merchandise products. The company also operates stores in Japan, Mexico, China, Guam, and internationally. Circle K Stores, Inc. was formerly known as Circle K Corporation. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. It also has regional offices in Corona, California; Temple Terrace, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Columbus, Indiana. As of December 17, 2003, Circle K Stores, Inc. is a subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.