Parker’s Kitchen opens first store in Aiken — with more to come

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Parker’s Kitchen recently opened its first store in Aiken, with plans to expand its fooprint in South Carolina and Georgia.

The new store at 140 Jefferson Davis Hwy. is the first of many retail locations planned for the Aiken region, a news release stated.

Located at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway and Hitchcock Parkway, the company’s newest store offers Southern-style, made-from-scratch food for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a wide range of convenience items, according to the release.

Parker’s Kitchen currently operates 81 retail stores in Georgia and South Carolina and plans to double the number of stores in the next four years, the release stated.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to open our first Parker’s Kitchen location in Aiken and are deeply committed to being a great neighbor in every community where we operate stores,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Greg Parker said in the release. “We think Aiken is an incredibly exciting market and have already received a very positive response about our newest store on Jefferson Davis Highway.”

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Parker’s Kitchen is currently expanding in concentric circles from the company’s headquarters in Savannah, including a westward expansion to Aiken and Augusta, Ga, the release stated. The company is also planning to grow within its existing footprint and to expand into Myrtle Beach and Jacksonville, Fla. over the next two years.

Parker’s Kitchen has a strong record of charitable giving to support education, expand access to health care, reduce childhood hunger and celebrate community heroes, the release stated. The company has donated more than $30 million over the past eight years to local causes and is currently conducting a round-up campaign to support local injured veterans, with proceeds benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. Parker’s Kitchen matches 25% of all customer round-up donations to amplify the impact of customer giving.

Parker’s Kitchen was founded in 1976 and employs more than 1,360 professionals throughout South Carolina and Georgia, and completes nearly a million transactions weekly, according to the release.