Parker’s Kitchen hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the grand opening of its new store in Beaufort, South Carolina. “Local dignitaries in attendance included Beaufort Mayor Pro Tem Mike McFee, Beaufort City Manager Scott Marshall, City Councilman Mitch Mitchell, City Councilman Neil Lipsitz and Downtown Beaufort Manager Linda Roper,” Parker’s Kitchen said in an email statement.
The new Parker’s Kitchen is part of a 200,000-square-foot retail center and serves the greater Beaufort community. The new location is the company’s 17th store in Beaufort County, 44th store in South Carolina and 95th store overall.
At the ribbon cutting, Parker’s Kitchen made a $75,000 Fueling the Community donation to support the Beaufort County School District. The company’s Fueling the Community charitable initiative donates a percentage of gas sold at all Parker’s Kitchen locations on the first Wednesday of each month to area schools.
“At Parker’s Kitchen, we want to be a great community partner and to be a force for positive change in the communities where we operate stores,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Greg Parker. “We are incredibly honored to give back to the Beaufort County School District through our Fueling the Community program and know that education has the power to uplift communities, create opportunity and cultivate future leaders right here in Beaufort County.”
The company’s newest store features made-from-scratch Parker’s Kitchen food for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as indoor dining, grab-and-go food options and a hot bar with electronic kiosk ordering. Popular items include fresh, never-frozen, antibiotic-free, hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders, signature mac and cheese, potato logs, the Parker’s Kitchen Spicy Chicken Tender Sandwich, freshly made salads and more.
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