Our Story
Our company was founded by Merlin Maxey in 1978. After a fifteen year career with Exxon, he left to become an independent wholesaler of Exxon products in Conroe, Texas. In 1981, Maxey Energy Company purchased the Uvalde bulk storage facility and warehouse from Exxon and relocated the company to southwest Texas. Maxey Energy Company is a wholesale fuel distributor. Currently, we operate bulk fuel warehouses in Uvalde and Kerrville. The Uvalde facility is our main office. Our wholesale operations revolve around supplying independent retailers, industrial and agricultural consumers, and our own retail locations. The company began acquiring retail locations in nearby markets and Max-E-Stores, Inc. was formed in 1992 to operate these convenience stores and service stations. We own and operate fifteen retail locations in Uvalde, Kerrville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Cotulla. We expanded in 2015 to increase our presence in the Carrizo Springs, Uvalde, Lytle, Bandera and Utopia markets as well.
In an effort to expand our opportunities, we became Wendy’s franchisee in 1996, and built our first restaurant as a combo unit in Cotulla. Max-E-Enterprises, Inc. operates Wendy’s restaurants in Cotulla, Uvalde, Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Kerrville, and Seguin. We continue to seek out ways to acquire and upgrade our wholesale, retail, and restaurant operations to become more dominant in our markets.