Royal Farms is a privately owned chain of convenience stores headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The company operates more than 200 stores throughout Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.[1][2] Many of the stores also have gasoline and electric vehicle charging sold on the premises, as well as house-made fried chicken, chicken sandwiches, and fries as well as the giant seasonal cockerel statues.
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 A Royal Farms store in Hadlock, Virginia | |
| Formerly | White Jug (1959–1968) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Convenience store |
| Founded | 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland , United States |
Number of locations | 263 (2023) |
Area served | Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina |
Key people | John Kemp (CEO) Joshua Wolfe (CFO) Brian Roche (CPO) |
| Products | Fried Chicken, Western Fries, Sandwiches, Burgers, Hot Dogs |
| Revenue |  US$974.7 million (2022) |
| Owner | Cloverland Farms Dairy |
Number of employees | 1,300 (2022) |
| Website | royalfarms |
History
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In 1959, Cloverland Farms Dairy opened its first store in 1959 in Baltimore,[3] which remains where the company's headquarters are based.[3] under the name White Jug. In 1968, Cloverland Farms Dairy merged with Royal Dunloggin Dairy and the name was changed to Royal Farms.
In September 2014, Royal Farms purchased naming rights to the Baltimore Arena.[4] On November 22, 2022, Royal Farms announced that it would open up its first North Carolina location in early 2023, with more locations coming soon to that state.
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editAs of September 2024[update], Royal Farms has 263 locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic as well as North Carolina. More than half are in the home state of Maryland. The chain sells typical convenience-store items, such as coffee, candy, soft drinks, bagels and donuts, lottery tickets, and other basic groceries. All locations offer a kitchen serving hot food items.[5] Royal Farms' major competitors include Wawa, Sheetz, 7-Eleven, Rutter's, High's and Turkey Hill Minit Markets.
References
edit- ^ "Royal Farms | Locations". Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ 8 things to know: Royal Farms opens first North Carolina locations; Baltimore firms picked for elite medtech accelerator
- ^ a b "About Royal Farms". Royal Farms Official Website. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ Sharrow, Ryan (September 15, 2014). "Royal Farms taking over naming rights to Baltimore Arena". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Sherman, Natalie (September 22, 2014). "Royal Farms quietly grows fromdairy business". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Royal Farms at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
