YORK, Pa. -- Rutter's Farm Stores has opened a new store, located in Carlisle, Pa. "It's always a special occasion to open a new store, particularly in a first-time market as Carlisle is for Rutter's," said Scott Hartman, president and CEO of Rutter's. "We opened our Shippensburg store two years ago and are excited to be opening another store in Cumberland County on Friday."
He added, "We're also pleased to announce a gift of $45,000 to the United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County to support its pre-kindergarten children's learning programs. Commitment to our customers, [image-nocss] employees and communities in which we operate has been the key to decades of Rutter's success."
The 24-hour store features Rutter's latest foodservice offerings, including custom stir-fry, fajitas and fresh-baked bread. Customers can design their own "oriental bowls" and create custom steak, chicken and veggie fajitas. Fresh-baked sub and cibatta rolls come in seven varieties, available for sandwiches or for individual retail purchase.
A premium-coffee island, touchscreen ordering, seating for 12, "best-in-industry" restrooms, a surcharge-free M&T Bank ATM, 20 fueling positions and an automatic two-bay car wash are among the other store amenities.
The store features a national and international award-winning design, including open ceilings, extensive use of floor and wall tiles, and bathrooms with floating ceilings, music and other upscale accents. The environmentally friendly design includes a white roof that will keep the building cooler while reducing energy demand.
Rutter's also is the first convenience store chain in the country to offer customers plastic, glass and newsprint recycling at each of its stores, it said.
Rutter's is in the midst of the most ambitious growth plans in its 40-year history. The company is investing more than $55 million this year to build 10 stores and 11 car washes, which will add 350 new jobs and more than $4.5 million in annual wages and benefits to the central Pennsylvania economy, the company said.
Family-owned and third-generation managed, Rutter's operates 55 c-stores in York, Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania.
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