Sheetz Adds New Store to Wheeling, West Virginia Market; Governor Joe Manchin III...

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:22am EDT

Sheetz Adds New Store to Wheeling, West Virginia Market; Governor Joe Manchin
III to Attend Grand Opening in Triadelphia


ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheetz increases its store count in the
Wheeling, West Virginia area today with a second store location. The new store
is located at 6 Cabela Drive in Triadelphia.  Employees will host a grand
opening celebration with a ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon at 3:30 PM.
West Virginia Governor, Joe Manchin III will participate in the festivities
and all media are welcome to attend. 

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"This has been an area we have been a part of for five years now and we are
excited to grow and become a bigger part of this community," said Stan Sheetz,
president and CEO, Sheetz, Inc.  "The people of Wheeling and Triadelphia have
been loyal to us and we hope to continue to give them the best we have to
offer." 

The 5,500 square-foot convenience store will offer customers fresh food items
like the MTGo! and Shweetz Bakery lines of sandwiches, wraps, donuts and
muffins, along with the signature MTO(R) line of Angus beef burgers, premium
grilled chicken sandwiches, freshly made salads, French fries, onion rings and
more. 

Sheetz Bros. Coffeez(R), a full-service espresso and smoothie bar staffed by a
trained barista is going to be available at the new store as well. Customers
can order hand-made specialty coffee drinks including lattes, cappuccinos and
mochas - hot, frozen or iced. Sheetz also offers premium brewed self-serve
coffees made from 100 percent Arabica beans in a variety of flavors such as
Breakfast Blend, Serious Dark Roast, 100 percent Colombian and Hazelnut.

As always, customers will place their food and specialty coffee orders at
touch-screen order kiosks. A surcharge-free ATM and variety of retailer gift
and phone cards will be available to customers as well. 

As a part of the celebration Sheetz will be making a donation to Middle Creek
Elementary School.  The money will be used for the B.A.M! Book of the Month
Program that provides more than 300 students with free books each month during
the school year. 

"Sheetz has a long time tradition of giving back to the communities in which
we serve," said Mr. Sheetz.  It's important to us to be involved in the
development of children through educational and recreational activities."

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 $4.9 billion in revenue for 2008 and more than 12,000 employees.  The
company operates more than 350 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
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

Monica Jones of Sheetz, Inc., +1-814-941-5183
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