Parker’s Kitchen opens newest metro Charleston location

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A national convenience store company with roots in the South has opened its newest Lowcountry location.

Parker’s Kitchen recently hosted a ribbon cutting on Jan. 29 for the company’s newest store at 8251 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy. in North Charleston, according to a news release.

Positioned near Interstate 26 in Ladson, the company’s newest retail store offers, Southern-style, made-from-scratch Parker’s Kitchen food for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a wide range of convenience items, the release stated. Parker’s Kitchen currently operates 80 retail stores in Georgia and South Carolina, including 13 locations in metro Charleston.

The new North Charleston location is open 24/7 and serves Southern-inspired food prepared from scratch on-site from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, the release stated. The entire menu is handcrafted on-site by Parker’s Kitchen chefs. The new store also offers fueling positions with unleaded, premium unleaded and ethanol-free marine fuel as well as three high-flow diesel fueling positions for trucks.

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“We’re thrilled to open our latest store in North Charleston and appreciate the support of our loyal customers,” said Parker’s founder and CEO Greg Parker in the release. “We think Charleston is an exciting market and have received a positive response about our newest location from customers across the region.”

The store design features signature Parker’s Kitchen Lowcountry-inspired architecture with a modern, contemporary glass-front façade, lime-washed brick, handsome bracketry and designer lighting, the release stated.

Parker’s Kitchen has been honored by SC Biz News  as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and by the Charleston Regional Business Journal as the Most Philanthropic Business.

Since its founding in 1976, Parker’s has grown to become a nationally acclaimed company that employs more than 1,360 professionals throughout Georgia and South Carolina and completes more than 125,000 transactions daily, according to the release.