SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (April 28, 2025) – Parker’s Kitchen – a nationally acclaimed convenience and food service company that was honored as a USA TODAY Top Workplace – hosted a special ribbon on April 25 to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s newest store in Summerville, S.C. and presented a $25,000 Fueling the Community donation to Dorchester Two Educational Foundation. Ralph Hayes, Dorchester Two Educational Foundation’s Executive Director, accepted the donation on behalf of students, teachers and staff in Dorchester County.
Ideally located at 107 Sawmill Centre Dr., the newest Parker’s Kitchen serves the Dorchester County community and is the company’s 100th store overall. The store is open 24 hours and serves fresh, Southern-inspired Parker’s Kitchen food Monday through Friday from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. The store features signature Lowcountry-inspired architecture, a distinctive three-tiered gas canopy, designer lighting and a handsome red brick façade.
“We love Summerville and are determined to earn the loyalty of our Dorchester County customers every day,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and Executive Chairman Greg Parker. “At Parker’s Kitchen, we are committed to be a great community partner, which is why give back to support education right here in Dorchester County and raise money to support injured local veterans through our latest round-up campaign with Wounded Warrior Project, matching 25% of every customer donation to amplify the impact.”
The company’s new store in Summerville features award-winning, Southern-style, made-from-scratch Parker’s Kitchen food for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as indoor dining, popular grab-and-go food options and a hot bar with convenient electronic kiosk ordering. Popular items include fresh, never-frozen, antibiotic-free, hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders, signature mac ‘n’ cheese, potato logs, the Parker’s Kitchen Spicy Chicken Tender Sandwich, freshly made salads and more. The entire Parker’s Kitchen menu is handcrafted on-site from the freshest ingredients by local chefs who take pride in cooking for the communities where they live and work. Beverages include bean-to-cup gourmet coffee, freshly brewed sweet and unsweet tea, Fancy Lemonade, energy drinks, 28-degree beer and a wide range of fountain drinks with signature Parker’s Kitchen Chewy Ice.
Founded in Midway, Ga., in 1976, Parker’s Kitchen is currently in the middle of an ambitious expansion and plans to expand into new markets including Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Columbia, S.C. Parker’s Kitchen employs nearly 1,800 team members throughout Georgia and South Carolina and completes more than a million transactions weekly. The company was named the Convenience Store Chain of the Year by Convenience Store Decisions, which is the industry’s highest honor, and has been honored by Food and Wine as one of America’s Best Convenience Stores and by Convenience Store News as the Convenience Foodservice Leader of the Year. Parker’s Kitchen was honored by USA TODAY as a Top Workplace in 2024 and has been included on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America seven times.
ABOUT PARKER’S KITCHEN:
Honored by USA TODAY as a Top Workplace, Parker’s Kitchen is strategically redefining the nation’s convenience store industry, offering customers high-quality products, freshly prepared food and superior customer service at retail stores throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Proudly headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Parker’s Kitchen has a commitment to exceeding customer expectations and has repeatedly been recognized as one of the nation’s leading convenience store and foodservice companies. The company serves world-famous hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders as well as made-from-scratch mac ‘n’ cheese, a breakfast bar and daily specials. The popular Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 300,000 members, has saved customers more than $15 million to date. Featured on Inc. 5000’s list of the fastest growing companies in America seven times and honored as the Convenience Store Decisions Chain of the Year, Parker’s Kitchen employs nearly 1,800 team members and completes more than one million transactions weekly. Learn more: parkerskitchen.com.
PHOTO CAPTION: Parker’s Kitchen founder and Executive Chairman Greg Parker, center left, and Parker’s Kitchen CEO Brandon Hofmann, center right, presented a $25,000 Fueling the Community donation to Dorchester Two Educational Foundation at the company’s newest store in Summerville, S.C. on April 25. Dorchester Two Educational Foundation Executive Director Ralph Hayes, second from left, accepted the donation on behalf of students, teachers and staff in Dorchester County.
