Our story

Three decades at the pump

One family, one station at a time.

Our timeline
1993

Where it started

The first store: a small Getty gas station.

First Getty station, 1993
1994

New Haven Exxon

Became an Exxon dealer; re-opened a closed Exxon in New Haven, CT.

New Haven Exxon beforeBefore
New Haven Exxon afterAfter
1999

Rhode Island property

A large site that opened a third state.

Rhode Island property
2002

Westfield, MA Exxon

Our first move into Massachusetts.

Westfield Exxon beforeBefore
Westfield Exxon afterAfter
2006

Dairy Queen in a gas station

Became a Dairy Queen franchisee, inside a fuel site in Guilford, CT.

Team at the Dairy Queen
2010

Gas Station with Dairy Queen & Papa Johns

A large property with Dairy Queen and Papa Johns.

Gas station with Dairy Queen and Papa Johns beforeBefore
Gas station with Dairy Queen and Papa Johns afterAfter
2014

12 sites and Gulf Oil

A 12-site acquisition, and our start as a Gulf Oil fuel jobber.

Gulf fuel truck
2018

Phillips 66, Conoco, 76

Added Phillips 66, Conoco and 76 as a fuel jobber.

Phillips 66 site
2019

BP

Became a BP fuel jobber, including a BP conversion in New Haven.

BP site beforeBefore
BP site afterAfter
2025

Food service focus

Opened a new BP site with Chester's Fried Chicken, and are adding more food service delis to existing sites.

Chester's grand opening
Our mission
We're in business to fuel our communities: their journeys, their bodies, and their connections to one another.
Our community

We don't have customers. We have guests, welcomed at every Shahani site like neighbors.

We don't have accounts. We have partners: the dealers we supply, the operators who lease our sites, and the local businesses that grow alongside us.

Our vision
To be the heart of every community we serve, side by side with our guests, partners, and team.
Our values
01
Community in Everything

Every decision starts with one question: is this good for our community? That means our guests, our partners, our team, and the towns we call home.

02
Guests, Not Customers

Everyone who walks through our doors is a guest. We greet them, serve them, and make them glad they stopped.

03
Partners, Not Accounts

When our dealers and site operators succeed, we succeed. We grow together, share the work, and stand by each other.

04
Work With Purpose

We work hard and long, never just for the money. Do good work, help people, and the rest follows.

05
Essential, Every Day

Fuel for the road and food for the body. Our community counts on us, and we show up without fail.

06
Nourish, Never Exploit

We feed our community. We don't drain it. That means fair prices, honest dealings, and quality we're proud of.

07
Builders

We build stations, relationships, and a future. We build things meant to last, for the community that depends on them.

08
Energy for Tomorrow

As our community's needs change, from fuel to fast charging and beyond, we'll be there to meet them together.

We're in this together.Where the community fills up.Fuel for the road. Food for the soul.
A family business

Still a family business, every day.

Mohammad Shahid Khan started Shahani Inc in 1993, and his wife Samreen Khan joined him in 1995 after they married. Today the second generation works alongside them to carry the business forward.

First generation
Mohammad Shahid Khan
Mohammad Shahid KhanCEO & Founder
Samreen Khan
Samreen KhanHead of Accounting
Second generation
Aisha Khan
Aisha KhanHead of Growth
Balal Khan
Balal KhanHead of Strategy
Mohammad Shahid Khan
Our founder

Mohammad Shahid Khan

A mechanical engineer from NED University in Pakistan, Mohammad came to the United States in 1989. He started Shahani Inc with a single fueling station and grew it one site at a time, from gas stations to Dairy Queen to Papa Johns.

Mohammad has done it all: fuel, convenience stores and food service. Today Shahani is a multi-branded jobber, and he looks forward to delivering for our partners and customers in every community Shahani serves.

From the archive
Early station with brick building
The beginning
Working the counter
Behind the counter
Getty Mart sign at night
Getty Mart
Road with station in the distance
Growing the network
Grand opening with mascot
Grand opening
Grand opening canopy with flags
Open for the community
Industry

Where we belong

We are active members of the associations that shape our business.

NACS
National Association of Convenience Stores, member since 1995
NECSEMA
New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association
Energy Marketers of America
Energy Marketers of America
CEMA
Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, member and sponsor
PEI Member
Petroleum Equipment Institute