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At Parker’s Kitchen, we’re redefining foodservice and convenience, offering freshly prepared Southern-inspired food, high-quality products and superior customer service at retail stores throughout coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Our team members share a powerful commitment to exceeding customer expectations, which is why we’ve repeatedly been recognized as one of the nation’s leading foodservice and convenience companies.
At Parker’s Kitchen, we truly believe in the power of Southern hospitality and in treating our customers like family. We also understand the importance of giving back to the community and know that time is the most precious commodity of all. That’s why our acclaimed Parker’s Rewards program saves customers time and money.
#3 Best Gas Station Brand in America
Convenience Store Chain of the Year
Fastest Growing Companies in America
#3 Best Gas Station Brand in America
#3 Best Gas Station Brand in America
Convenience Store Chain of the Year
Fastest Growing Companies in America
America’s Best Convenience Stores
At Parker’s Kitchen, we’re redefining foodservice and convenience, offering freshly prepared Southern-inspired food, high-quality products and superior customer service at retail stores throughout coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Our team members share a powerful commitment to exceeding customer expectations, which is why we’ve repeatedly been recognized as one of the nation’s leading foodservice and convenience companies.
At Parker’s Kitchen, we truly believe in the power of Southern hospitality and in treating our customers like family. We also understand the importance of giving back to the community and know that time is the most precious commodity of all. That’s why our acclaimed Parker’s Rewards program saves customers time and money.
America’s Best
Convenience Stores
Greg Parker
Founder & CEO, Parker’s Kitchen
Greg Parker Founder & CEO, Parker’s Kitchen
Parker’s founder and CEO Greg Parker opened his first convenience store in Midway, Georgia in 1976. Today, he leads a nationally acclaimed company that was named the 2020 Convenience Store Chain of the Year and is widely known for high-quality foodservice, the cleanest stores in the industry and cutting-edge technology. A steadfast advocate of giving back to the community, Greg has donated more than $30 million to charitable causes across coastal Georgia and South Carolina and received the 2022 Georgia Southern University Parker College of Business Corporate Partner Award.
Greg is a longtime member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and is active in the Petroleum Marketers Study Group. He previously served as the Vice Chairman of Research for the National Association of Convenience Stores, Chairman of the BPAmoco Marketers Association and a member of the Pepsi Retail Advisory Council as well as the Coca-Cola Retail Advisory Committee.
He currently serves on the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) board and previously chaired the Mayor’s Business Roundtable and the Keep Savannah Clean anti-litter campaign.
Greg is proud father of Olivia, Bennett and Lily Parker and resides in Savannah, Ga. and Charleston, S.C.
America’s Best Convenience Stores
1976
First Parker’s store opens in Midway, Georgia
1999
Parker’s Market opens in Savannah, Georgia
2008
First Parker’s store opens in Bluffton, South Carolina
2011
Parker’s Fueling the Community charitable giving program created to support local schools
2011
Parker’s launches PumpPal Debit, saving consumers millions of dollars at the pump
2012
Parker’s launches new mobile app
2012
Parker’s hosts its first annual Fueling the Community golf tournament to benefit education, healthcare, and other causes in Georgia and South Carolina.
2014
Parker’s donates $1 Million to help begin a major renovation and expansion of Memorial Health’s emergency department and Level 1 trauma center in Savannah, Ga.
2016
Parker’s celebrates 40 years in business
2018
Parker’s CEO Greg Parker Makes Landmark $5 Million Gift to Georgia Southern University’s College of Business to establish the Parker College of Business at GSU
2020
Parker’s named 2020 Convenience Store Chain of the Year by CStore Decisions
2021
Parker’s Community Fund is established with a record $20 million to support charitable initiatives throughout the company’s corporate footprint in coastal Georgia and South Carolina.
2022
Union Mission and Parker’s Kitchen officially open Parker’s House, the only facility dedicated solely to unaccompanied homeless women in coastal Georgia
The Parker's Rewards app saves customers time and money. Whether you use the app at the pump or inside the store, you’ll find great savings with every visit.
Our self-checkout technology offers a frictionless experience, making it quicker and easier than ever to get what you need at Parker’s Kitchen stores across coastal Georgia and South Carolina.
We’ve created a proprietary business intelligence system that aggregates traffic, weather and other data to anticipate spikes in demand and to ensure that Parker’s Kitchen food is always fresh and ready for you.
2021 Inc. 5000 List Fastest Growing Companies in America
2020 Best Gas Station Brand Top 10
2020 Convenience Store Chain of the Year
America’s Best Convenience Stores
America’s Best Convenience Stores
Convenience Foodservice Leader of the Year
Southeast Retailer of the Year
Top 10 U.S. Gas Station Brands
Wayne County’s Favorite Convenience Store
News Readers Choice Award Best Convenience Store
Best of Awards: Best Convenience Store
Best of Savannah Awards Best Convenience Market / Gas Station
Best in the “Boro” Awards Best Convenience Store
“Best of Bryan” Awards Best Convenience Store
Regional Economic Impact Award
Large Business Category: SC Biz
Best Convenience Store
Most Fab Convenience Store