ELYRIA, Ohio — FriendShip Kitchen, the brand-new convenience store concept from FriendShip Food Stores, the retail division of Beck Suppliers Inc., features many firsts for the retailer.
The 5,500-square-foot store in Elyria, which opened to the public July 26, includes the introduction of the FriendShip Fuel brand, and the unveiling of its proprietary FriendShip Kitchen restaurant.
It is also the largest of the 25 stores the company operates along the shores of Lake Erie, from Toledo to Cleveland.
Click on the photos below to go inside the first-ever FriendShip Kitchen store:
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The inaugural FriendShip Kitchen store spans 5,500 square feet.
The FriendShip Fuel brand is being promoted with a "Free Gas for a Year" contest.
The FriendShip Kitchen store is designed to offer something for everyone, all through the day.
All FriendShip Kitchen foods are freshly prepared on premises.
One of the goals of FriendShip Kitchen is to offer guests the tastiest hand-breaded chicken and oven-baked pizza.
The grand opening featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Brian Beck, co-owner and leader of the company’s convenience store division.