Rutter's is a chain of convenience stores and

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s with 82 locations in

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. Stores are open 24 hours a day and have a made-to-order food counter, staffed around the clock. Rutter's convenience store's footprint map

History

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". The first location outside of Pennsylvania opened on May 30, 2018 in

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. On January 15, 2019, Rutter's opened its first

location in Walkersville. 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.

Food service

Rutter's deli offers various sandwiches, salads, hot and prepared foods as well as a breakfast menu.

Alcohol sales

Several Rutter's locations in Central Pennsylvania along with the Inwood, West Virginia location sell beer and 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

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stores. Locations selling alcohol also feature a seating area. Rutter's has been rapidly adding Beer Caves to its Pennsylvania locations since Act 39 in 2016 allowed for additional alcohol licenses in Pennsylvania.

Video gaming rooms

Following the 2017 passage of a Pennsylvania law that allows up to five video gaming terminals to be located at "truck stop establishments", Rutter's and

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opened the first video gaming room at the Rutter's location in Manchester Township in York County in August 2019. There are plans to open video gaming rooms at more Rutter's locations in 2019 and 2020.

Rutter's Beverage Company

Rutter's Beverage Company sells products throughout

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References

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