ALTOONA, Pa., 2016-Aug-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — One of America’s fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains announces the grand opening of three new stores in Indiana, PA Morrisville, NC, Galax, VA, Parma, OH.
On Tuesday, August 30th a new Sheetz location will open its doors in Morrisville, NC on 1019 Morrisville Parkway. On Wednesday August 31, a new store will open in 1084 E. Stuart Drive Galax, VA and on Thursday, September 1, 2016 a third location will open in Parma, at 5795 West 130th Street. The celebrations of these new stores will begin at 11 a.m. with activities that include a ribbon cutting and celebrations featuring samples as well as games, music and prizes.
The third Sheetz restaurant/grocery concept will host its grand opening week for the students and locals of Indiana, PA starting on Monday, August 29, 2016. The other two fuel-free concept stores are located at West Virginia University and in State College, PA. The new concept store will have a complete focus on Sheetz’ traditional Made-to-Order selections, sandwiches and salads, prepared food and bakery items and Sheetz Bros. Coffee offerings at the store and will be located at 768 Wayne Ave. Indiana, PA. During the grand opening event, activities will include a ribbon cutting and celebration featuring free samples of Sheetz MTO and specialty drinks as well as games, music and prizes. Giveaways include z cards and Sheetz Swag with the grand prize of the ultimate tailgate package.
As part of all of the grand openings, Sheetz will make a donation of $2500 to Special Olympics Pennsylvania, North Carolina,Virginia and Ohio, a cause that is valued by the company and employees. Sheetz has been a proud supporter of the Special Olympics for more than 20 years with financial and product support as well as providing event volunteers.
Sheetz also supports Sheetz For The Kidz, an employee run 501 (c)(3) charitable organization with a mission to provide support, hope, joy and happiness to children in need in the communities Sheetz operates. Funds raised through the charity support the Sheetz For The Kidz Holiday Program and Make-A-Wish. Since 1992, the organization has brought smiles to the faces of over 93,500 children thanks to donations totaling more than $21.6 Million. For more information please go to www.sheetz.com/ftk
About Sheetz
Established in 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one of America’s fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience retailers, with more than $6.9 billion in revenue and more than 17,000 employees. Sheetz operates over 500 stores throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offer fresh food such as Made To Order (MTO®) subs, sandwiches, burgers, premium salads, appetizers, breakfast sandwiches and more. They also feature MTGo!® ready to eat foods and Shweetz® Bakery lines of donuts and muffins, along with Sheetz Bros. Coffeez®, a full-service espresso and smoothie bar where customers can order hand-made specialty coffee drinks. Sheetz serves over 1.5 million customers every day and was selected a Fortune Top 100 Best Places to Work in America in 2014 & 2016. For more information visit www.sheetz.com, or friend us on twitter @sheetz, facebook (facebook.com/Sheetz), and Instagram (Instagram.com/Sheetz).
For further information:
Tarah Arnold
Sheetz, Inc.
814.941.5183 office
SOURCE: Sheetz, Inc.