Parker’s -- a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader that was named the 2020 Convenience Store Decisions Chain of the Year and voted one of America’s Best Gas Station Brands by USA Today readers -- announced two strategic promotions within the company’s Senior Leadership Team earlier today.

Parker’s has named Brandon Hofmann the President of Parker’s Kitchen and Brian Prevatt the President of Parker’s Support. Each of these accomplished industry professionals will report directly to Parker’s founder and CEO Greg Parker.

“As Parker’s becomes a larger and more complex enterprise, it’s important to streamline our operations and update our corporate structure,” said Parker. “This new structure will help us be even more strategic, data-driven and focused as we plan for additional growth in the future.”

As the President of Parker’s Kitchen, Brandon Hofmann will oversee store operations, food service, fuel, maintenance and marketing. Hofmann previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at Parker’s and has played an invaluable role in the company’s growth over the past 24 years. Hoffman joined Parker’s as a third-shift customer service representative at the age of 19 and has expertly managed operations, marketing strategy and award-winning food service over the years for an award-winning company that has been included on the Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Companies in America.

In his role as the President of Parker’s Support, Brian Prevatt will manage finance, financial planning, legal, compliance, HR, technology, innovation, procurement and loss prevention. An experienced accountant, Prevatt previously served as the Chief Financial Officer at Parker’s and has worked with the company for 13 years as a CPA. He has been honored as a Future Leader in Convenience and as a Generation Next Rising Star, in addition to being recognized as a Georgia Southern University 40 Under 40 Alumni award winner. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of CPAs, Prevatt earned a B.B.A. in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy from Georgia Southern University.

 Additional members of the Parker’s Senior Leadership Team include Chief Development Officer John Rudolfs, Chief Innovation Officer Eric Jones and Chief People Officer Katie Kerney.

Since its founding in 1976, Parker’s has grown from a one-store operation in Midway, Ga. to an award-winning company with state-of-the-art convenience stores located throughout Georgia and South Carolina, serving delicious, award-winning Southern-inspired Parker’s Kitchen food that’s made from scratch on-site. Parker’s was recently named the 2020 Convenience Store Decisions Chain of the Year, which is the convenience store industry’s highest honor. The company also earned a 2020 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, which is presented to the top 10% of restaurants across the United States.

Currently celebrating its 45^th anniversary, Parker’s has been included on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies for five years and has been honored by Food and Wine as one of America’s Best Convenience Stores, by The Shelby Report as the Southeast Retailer of the Year and by Convenience Store News as the Foodservice Leader of the Year. The Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 210,000 members, has saved customers more than $15 million to date.

 Parker’s stands apart as one of America’s most respected convenience store brands and is known for having the cleanest stores in the industry. The company serves award-winning Southern-inspired food, offers an acclaimed Parker’s Rewards program and gives back to every community where it does business through the Fueling the Community charitable giving program and the Parker’s Community Fund. Parker’s employs more than 1,200 individuals throughout the region and completes more than 125,000 transactions daily.