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{{short description|Convenience store chain in the United States}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Rutter's
| logo = Rutter's Logo.png
| type = Private
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Convenience store|fast food| gas station}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1968}} (as Rutter's Farm Stores)
| founders = Conrad Rutter<br>Jane Rutter
| hq_location_city = [[York, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| area_served = [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[West Virginia]]; planned: [[Delaware]], [[Virginia]]
| num_locations = 87
| key_people = Scott Hartman, President & CEO
| owner =  CHR Corporation<br>Rutter's Holdings, Inc.
| products = {{Unbulleted list|Prepared food|beverages|fuel}}
| num_employees = 2,000
| website = {{URL|rutters.com}}
}}
'''Rutter's''' is a chain of [[convenience store]]s and [[gas station]]s with 86 locations in [[Eastern,]] [[Central Pennsylvania|Central]] and [[Western Pennsylvania]], the [[Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia|Eastern Panhandle]] of [[West Virginia]], and central [[Maryland]].  Stores are open 24 hours a day and have a made-to-order food counter, staffed around the clock.
[[File:Rutter's convenience store's footprint map.png|thumb|right|Map of Rutter's convenience store locations, as of February 2021.]]
==History==
[[File:Rutter's gas station Leesport PA.jpg|thumb|right|Rutter's location in [[Leesport, Pennsylvania]]]]
The company began agricultural operations in 1747. In 1921, Rutter's started a dairy company. The first Rutter's Farm Stores opened on February 22, 1968. In 2018, the company shortened its name from "Rutter's Farm Stores" to "Rutter's".<ref name="name">{{cite news|last=Machcinski|first=Anthony J.|date=January 10, 2018|work=York Daily Record|url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/01/10/rutters-farm-stores-changing-its-name-what-you-call-anyway/1017982001/|title=Rutter's Farm Stores is changing its name to what you call it anyway|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> The first location outside of Pennsylvania opened on May 30, 2018 in [[Inwood, West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Machcinski|first=Anthony J.|date=May 30, 2018|work=York Daily Record|url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/05/30/rutters-opens-new-store-west-virginia-first-store-outside-pa/655056002/|title=Rutter's opens first store outside of Pennsylvania, one of company's largest|access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref> On January 15, 2019, Rutter's opened its first [[Maryland]] location in [[Walkersville, Maryland|Walkersville]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Massey|first=Wyatt|title=Rutter's opening in Walkersville with tensions still high|work=The Frederick News-Post|date=January 15, 2019|url=https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/rutter-s-opening-in-walkersville-with-tensions-still-high/article_51e616a6-682f-54fa-b70d-3bed5e7421b8.html|access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref>
On February 13, 2020, Rutter's announced that a data breach had occurred at its locations between October 1, 2018 and May 29, 2019, with malware installed on payment systems inside the store and at the gas pumps.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/rutter-s-reports-data-breach-at-dozens-of-stores-including/article_2e52850a-4ee2-11ea-b1ed-abd6143278a4.html|title=Data breach reported at Rutter's, including Hamburg store|date=February 13, 2020|publisher=WFMZ-TV|location=Allentown, PA|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref>
In December 2022, Rutter's announced plans for two locations in [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] at the former Toys R' Us location off US 22 (William Penn Hwy), and at a former Family Dollar location on PA 286 in Plum Boro, suburban areas outside of Pittsburgh. The move into [[Western Pennsylvania]] will put Rutter's head-to-head with [[GetGo]] and [[Circle K]] for the first time as well as existing competitors [[Sheetz]] and [[7-Eleven]]/[[Speedway (store)|Speedway]]; all except Circle K have a strong presence in [[Greater Pittsburgh]].
In January 2023, Rutter's announced plans to open 50 new stores over the next five years. New stores will include additional locations in Pennsylvania (expanding outside of [[Central Pennsylvania]] with stores from [[Philadelphia]] to [[Pittsburgh]] and north of [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]), Maryland, and [[West Virginia]] along with the first locations in [[Delaware]] and [[Virginia]]. New competitors now include the convenience store giant [[Wawa (company)|Wawa]], which has a large presence in the Philadelphia area and Delaware. <ref>{{cite news|last=Gleiter|first=Sue|title=Rutter’s to open 50 more stores, including some in Pennsylvania|publisher=PennLive|date=January 26, 2023|url=https://www.pennlive.com/food/2023/01/rutters-to-open-50-more-stores-including-some-in-pennsylvania.html|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>
==Food service==
Rutter's deli offers various sandwiches, salads, hot and prepared foods as well as a breakfast menu.
<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.rutters.com/food-drinks/ |title=Menu|publisher=Rutter's|language=en-US|access-date= |date=6 December 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, Rutter's released an online ordering feature on the Rutter's App. This feature is being promoted with 0.25¢ off per gallon of gasoline, for a first time online order purchase.
==Alcohol sales==
Several Rutter's locations in Central Pennsylvania along with the Inwood, West Virginia location sell beer and wine.<ref name=beer/><ref name=wine/> The Inwood, West Virginia location also sells liquor; liquor cannot be sold at its Pennsylvania locations as all liquor in Pennsylvania must be sold at state-owned [[Fine Wine & Good Spirits]] stores.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rutter's Introduces Spirits Offering in West Virginia|publisher=ConvenienceStore News|date=July 2, 2020|url=https://csnews.com/rutters-introduces-spirits-offering-west-virginia|access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> Locations selling alcohol also feature a seating area.<ref name=beer>{{cite web|title=Beer Caves|publisher=Rutter's|url=https://www.rutters.com/beer-caves/|access-date=January 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406211620/https://www.rutters.com/beer-caves/|archive-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name=wine>{{cite web|title=Wine|publisher=Rutter's|url=https://www.rutters.com/wine/|access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> Rutter's has been rapidly adding Beer Caves to its Pennsylvania locations since Act 39 in 2016 allowed for additional alcohol licenses in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gleiter|first=Sue|title=Another Rutter's Farm Store in Central Pa. adds beer sales|publisher=PennLive|date=March 30, 2017|url=https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/08/law_allowing_expanded_wine_sal.html|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Video gaming rooms==
Following the 2017 passage of a Pennsylvania law that allows up to five [[video lottery terminal|video gaming terminals]] to be located at "truck stop establishments", Rutter's and [[Penn National Gaming]] opened the first video gaming room at the Rutter's location in [[Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania|Manchester Township]] in [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] in August 2019. There are plans to open video gaming rooms at more Rutter's locations in 2019 and 2020.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/rutter-s-partners-with-penn-national-to-open-1st-gaming-room/1110113711|title=Rutter's partners with Penn National to open 1st gaming room|date=August 16, 2019|publisher=WFMZ-TV|location=Allentown, PA|access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref>
==Rutter's Beverage Company==
'''Rutter's Beverage Company''' sells products throughout [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[New Jersey]], and [[West Virginia]].
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.rutters.com}}
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[[Category:Gas stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in York County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1968]]
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[[Category:Privately held companies based in Pennsylvania]]
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