Sheetz, Inc. is Proud to Be Ranked Number One Retailer in Pennsylvania

Convenience Retailer Once Again Gets High Marks From Its Employees

ALTOONA, Pa., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Places to Work in PA groupranks Sheetz, Inc. number 12 on its list of 100 top companies for 2007. Theconvenience store chain known for its award-winning food, innovativetechnology, and excellent customer service has been given this honor for sixconsecutive years. The announcement was made Tuesday in Hershey, PA, makingSheetz the number one ranked retailer in the state.

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Company executives are proud of this accomplishment because it isprimarily driven by the opinions of Sheetz Employees.

"This honor is truly something special for us at Sheetz because it comesfrom our employees," said Stan Sheetz, president and CEO, Sheetz, Inc.

"Without good people on our team, we wouldn't be where we are today. Ithank everyone who works at Sheetz for their commitment and dedication."

Items like quarterly bonuses, all-expense paid trips to celebratemilestone anniversaries with the company and employee stock ownership programsall contributed to Sheetz getting the nod over other companies to make thelist.

The primary goal of the Best Places to Work in PA program is to helpcompanies improve their workplace practices in order to attract and retain thebest employees. This is all in an effort to help these companies maintainbusiness success.

The program is open to all publicly or privately held organizationswhether for-profit or non-profit. The companies must have a facility inPennsylvania, have at least 25 employees in the state and be in good standingwith all Commonwealth agencies under the governor's jurisdiction.

Sheetz is ranked in the large company category of businesses with morethan 251 employees.

The assessment process is comprised of a two-part survey in whichemployees are asked to evaluate their workplace experience and the employer isasked to describe its company benefits, policies and practices along withother information.

This provides the Best Companies group with in-depth analysis of thestrengths and opportunities that exist to build a better workplace.

"A primary corporate objective here at Sheetz is for our employees to wantto be at work -- to enjoy it," adds Stan Sheetz. "We're continually learningwhat employees and customers want and we constantly try to improve thosethings. It feels great to know we are able to provide our people with agratifying work experience."

The Sheetz chain is also honored with similar recognition in the state ofOhio, where it's currently listed as the 5th best large company in the state.

Established in 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one ofAmerica's fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains,with more than $3.9 billion in revenue for 2007 and more than 11,000employees. The company operates more than 340 convenience locationsthroughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and NorthCarolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of Made-to-Order(R) subs,sandwiches and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen orderpoint terminals. Sheetz currently ranks 98th on the Forbes list of largestprivate companies and has received awards in both Ohio and Pennsylvania forbeing named among their Best Places to Work in 2007. All Sheetz conveniencestores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For more information, visithttp://www.sheetz.com.SOURCE Sheetz, Inc.Monica Jones of Sheetz, Inc., Office: +1-814-941-5183, Cell: +1-814-327-2338