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“As we continue to grow, we’re making strategic adjustments to our Senior Leadership Team that are designed to help us work even more collaboratively,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and Executive Chairman Greg Parker. “As a result, it’s my pleasure to announce two well-deserved promotions that have been unanimously recommended by the Parker’s Kitchen Board of Directors and are effective immediately.
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“Together, Brandon and John will be focused on ensuring excellence in everything we do, from award-winning foodservice to outstanding customer service,” Parker explained. “I look forward to seeing the impressive results that will come from this extraordinary leadership model.”

Rudolfs originally joined Parker’s Kitchen in 2021 as the Chief Development Officer and was named President and Chief Financial Officer earlier this year. A strong leader and former U.S. Navy officer, he previously served as Chief Development Officer for MAPCO and Executive Vice President for Murphy Oil Corporation/Murphy USA before joining the Parker’s Kitchen team.

As the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, John Rhine will lead Parker’s Kitchen financial strategy and execution. He previously helped secure a $1.1 billion loan to finance the convenience store leader’s ambitious growth plans and originally joined the company in 2020 as Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyst. A U.S. Army veteran and former Sergeant and Squad Leader with the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Rhine has defined himself as a talented data-driven, team-focused leader at Parker’s Kitchen.

Since its founding in 1976, Parker’s Kitchen has earned respect as one of America’s most successful convenience store chains. Parker’s Kitchen currently operates 103 stores across Georgia and South Carolina, employs more than 1,800 team members and completes 1.1 million transactions every week. The company is currently expanding into new markets like Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Columbia, S.C.

Parker’s Kitchen has been included on the highly competitive Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America eight times and has been honored as a USA TODAY Top Workplace. The company has also been named the Convenience Store Chain of the Year by Convenience Store Decisions, recognized by Food and Wine as one of America’s Best Convenience Stores and honored by Convenience Store News as the Convenience Foodservice Leader of the Year.

Known for its commitment to charitable giving, Parker’s Kitchen stands apart as one of the most generous companies in the convenience store industry and in the Southeast. Over the past eight years, the company has donated more than $30 million to support education, expand access to healthcare, fight childhood hunger and help injured local veterans.

About Parker’s Kitchen
Honored by USA TODAY as a Top Workplace, Parker’s Kitchen is strategically redefining the nation’s convenience store industry, offering customers high-quality products, freshly prepared food and superior customer service at retail stores throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Proudly headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Parker’s Kitchen has a commitment to exceeding customer expectations and has repeatedly been recognized as one of the nation’s leading convenience store and foodservice companies. The company serves world-famous hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders as well as made-from-scratch mac ‘n’ cheese, a breakfast bar and daily specials. The popular Parker’s Rewards loyalty program has 650,000 members and has saved customers more than $30 million to date. Parker’s Kitchen employs more than 1,800 team members throughout Georgia and South Carolina and completes more than a million transactions weekly. Learn more: www.ParkersKitchen.com.

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Olivia Parker
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