Sheetz, Inc. Moves into Schuylkill Haven, PA

Convenience Store Chain Opens New Location and Makes Donation to Blue Mountain
School District

ALTOONA, Pa., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheetz, Inc. has opened a new
location in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. The retail chain continues to
serve up its unique brand of convenience to customers as it today unveiled a
new store at 270 Route 61 South.
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The newest addition is the 197th Sheetz store in Pennsylvania, bringing
the chain-wide total to 347. While doors officially opened to customers this
morning, employees will host a grand opening celebration with a ribbon cutting
ceremony at 3:30 p.m. today. Customers and all media are welcome to attend.
As part of this afternoon's festivities, the company will make a donation
to the Blue Mountain School District. The contribution will be used for their
Interactive Learning though Technology Program to purchase Smartboards and
other electronic learning equipment.
Sheetz is proud of its tradition of giving back to the communities in
which it operates stores. Especially important to the organization is finding
ways to be involved with today's young people.
"We are thrilled to join the Schuylkill Haven community and be a part of
the events that are important to them," said Louie Sheetz, Executive Vice
President Marketing, Sheetz, Inc. "Sheetz has a long tradition of being
involved in youth-centered activities so today we are happy to make a
commitment to support educational and athletic programs for the children of
Schuylkill Haven."
For more than twenty years, Sheetz has offered customers an extensive menu
of MTO(R) subs, sandwiches and salads. The new store in Schuylkill Haven
features cold and toasted subs, a variety of salads, along with French fries,
onion rings, chicken fingers, burgers and much more, all made fresh to order,
just the way the customer wants at reasonable prices.
The store will also feature Sheetz Bros. Coffeez(R), a full-service
espresso and smoothie bar staffed by a trained barista. Customers can order
hand-made specialty coffee drinks including lattes, cappuccinos and mochas --
hot, frozen or iced.
Frozen fruit smoothies round out the specialty drink menu. For those who
prefer to pour their own, 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.
As always at Sheetz, customers place their food and specialty coffee
orders at touch-screen order kiosks. A surcharge-free ATM and a variety of
retailer gift and phone cards are available for the convenience of busy
customers.
With a legacy of innovation, customer focus and employee development, the
company's mission today is on meeting the needs of customers on the go. The
company is committed to providing fast and friendly service, quality products
in clean and convenient locations.
Total Customer Focus ("TCF") has been at the heart of the family owned and
operated business since it's founding in 1952. "We look for great,
high-energy people to work in our stores, and we train them to be respectful
of the needs of our customers," Mr. Sheetz said. "We look forward to being
part of the lives of the people of Schuylkill Haven and providing them with
excellent customer service."
Life's a Trip, Every Day.
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 $3.9 billion in revenue for 2007 and more than 11,000
employees. The company operates more than 340 convenience locations
throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North
Carolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of MTO(R) subs, sandwiches
and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen order point
terminals. Sheetz currently ranks 98th on the Forbes list of largest private
companies and has received awards in both Ohio and Pennsylvania for being
named among their Best Places to Work in 2007. All Sheetz convenience stores
are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information, visit
http://www.sheetz.com.
SOURCE Sheetz, Inc.

Monica Jones of Sheetz, Inc., office: +1-814-941-5183, mobile:
+1-814-327-2338