article_snippet: Convenience stores in rural areas were the hub,' Solsvig said in a phone interview. '
article_snippet: A lot of people coming and going.
article_snippet: And a lot of these smaller towns, they didn't really have a lot of other restaurants or other places to eat.'
article_snippet: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas each have more than 700 locations, Solsvig said.
article_snippet: Not all locations are isolated, with Hunt Brothers also found at busy highway interchanges.
article_snippet: And it's moved into some urban areas, such as Memphis.