ALTOONA, Pa., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheetz continues to grow around the Lynchburg area of Virginia with a new location in Forest. The store officially opened to the public on Monday, but employees will today celebrate the opening at 14449 Forest Road with a reception and ribbon cutting at 3:30p.m. All customers and media are welcome to attend.
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"Virginia has been a great place for us to do business and serve customers," said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO, Sheetz, Inc. "The people there are friendly and we love to keep providing them with what they need every day to help get them through their busy lives."
The 5,000 square-foot facility will offer fresh food items like the MTGo! and Shweetz Bakery lines of sandwiches, wraps, donuts and muffins, along with the signature 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 going to be available at the new store. Customers can order hand-made specialty coffee drinks including lattes, cappuccinos and mochas - hot, frozen or iced.
"Sheetz has a legacy of providing our customers with a high standard of convenience without any compromise," Mr. Sheetz said. "The company's mission is to meet the needs of customers on the go by providing fast and friendly service, quality products in clean and convenient locations."
Sheetz is also proud of its tradition of giving back to the communities in which it operates. Especially important to the organization is its long-standing partnership with Special Olympics. As part of today's celebration, the company will make a donation to Special Olympics Virginia.
Established in 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one of America's fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains, with more than $3.7 billion in revenue for 2009 and more than 13,000 employees. The company operates more than 360 convenience locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of MTO® subs, sandwiches and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen order point terminals. Sheetz currently ranks 82nd on the Forbes list of largest private companies, and has ranked for seven consecutive years on the list of Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania. All Sheetz convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information, visit www.sheetz.com.
SOURCE Sheetz, Inc.
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