ALTOONA, Pa. -- Sheetz Inc. continues to open stores in North Carolina with the debut of a new location in Greensboro. Doors officially opened to customers yesterday morning and employees hosted a grand-opening celebration with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the afternoon. As part of the celebration, the company will make a donation to The Ragsdale Family YMCA.
"We are lucky to have such wonderful customers in North Carolina," said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO, Sheetz, Inc. "These communities have been so welcoming to us over the past couple years. We are excited to continue [image-nocss] growth in this area."
Meanwhile, the retailer has "introduced itself" to a new community with the opening of a c-store in Berwick, Pa. Doors officially open to customers yesterday afternoon following a grand-opening celebration with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
"We have had a good relationship with our customers in nearby Bloomsburg and Danville, so we hope that we are able to provide the people of Berwick and the surrounding areas with the same top-notch products and services," said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO, Sheetz, Inc.
Both new stores are 5,000-square-foot facilities that offer fresh food items like the MTGo! and Shweetz Bakery lines of sandwiches, wraps, donuts and muffins, along with the signature Made to Order (MTO) line of Angus beef burgers, premium grilled chicken sandwiches, freshly made salads, French fries, onion rings and more. Sheetz Bros. Coffeez, a full-service espresso and smoothie bar staffed by a trained barista is at the new stores.
Customers can order handmade specialty coffee drinks including lattes, cappuccinos and mochashot, frozen or iced. Frozen fruit smoothies round out the specialty drink menu. Sheetz offers premium brewed self-serve coffees made from 100% Arabica beans in a variety of flavors such as Breakfast Blend, Serious Dark Roast, 100% Colombian and Hazelnut.
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz, with more than $4.9 billion in revenue for 2008 and more than 12,000 employees, operates more than 350 convenience locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina.
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