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<img src="http://www.pdqstores.com/gif/p1story.jpg"> Sam Jacobsen founded PDQ Food Stores, Inc. in 1949. Sam is a pioneer in the convenience store industry. PDQ continues as a family owned business and is presently held by his son, Jeff Jacobsen. Jeff is the keeper of the vision originally established by his father. <img src="http://www.pdqstores.com/gif/p2story.jpg"> In 1948 he opened his first store under the Tri Dairy name. The business was slow until he started to add other merchandise such as groceries, beer, soft drinks, etc. He operated that sole store for 13 years. <img src="http://www.pdqstores.com/gif/p3story.jpg"> In 1962 he had acquired enough money to build his second store,...