Six months after Parker’s Kitchen hosted the grand opening of its Augusta fuel station on Mike Padgett Highway, both the Columbia County and Augusta Metro Chambers of Commerce joined again to help the convenience store chain cut the ribbon on its new location in Evans, across from Riverwood.
Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson and Columbia County District 4 Commissioner Alison Couch stood alongside chamber reps, staff and Greg Parker, the owner and founder of Parker’s Kitchen, to usher in the chain’s 97th store, Friday morning.
The new station is the third in Columbia County—along with the Grovetown location on Husk Box Way and the fuel station on Columbia Road. Last year’s opening on Mike Padgett Highway preceded the development of another location on Windsor Spring Rd., replacing Mayor Johnson’s former campaign headquarters.
“We are outperforming what our metrics were,” said Parker about the Savannah-based company’s growing presence in the CSRA. “We have way outperformed what our forecasts were. So it’s just a validation of how we’re coming to the market, that people here are enjoying a more elevated convenience store experience.”
The celebrated Parker’s Kitchen, located at 5095 Washington Road, was the subject of a variance request, seeking larger signage for its canopy, voted down by the Board of Commissioners last fall.
Another is under construction along Jimmie Dyess Parkway.
Skyler Andrews is a reporter covering business for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
