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A Maryland-based convenience store chain known for their fried chicken is looking to build in Bristol Township.
Royal Farms is looking to build a convenience store with gas pumps along Veterans Highway (Route 413.) According to information submitted to Bristol Township planning officials, the company is looking to develop the convenience store and gas station the old O’Connor Freightliner location at 3113 Veterans Highway, the Stadium Bar and Grille next to the vacant Freightliner location and the woods that abut the property. The company is planning to build on a nine acre plot that includes three tax parcels.
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The company is expected to bring their plans before the Bristol Township Zoning Hearing Board on July 11 at 7 p.m. inside the Municipal Complex on Bath Road.
Royal Farms is a well-liked chain that has locations in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and portions of Pennsylvania south of Philadelphia. In total, there are slightly more than 150 Royal Farms locations, which are owned by the Kemp family.
Customers know Royal Farms for their custom-created hot and cold subs (not hoagies), breakfast sandwiches, specialty fries and fried chicken. The company also has a case that features healthy items.
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Royal Farms was founded in 1959 by Cloverland Dairy in Baltimore.
The old O’Connor Freightliner has been vacant for years. The building, which will likely be torn down, opened in 1975 and is 31,000-square-feet.
At the same meeting, Wawa will present plans to build a new location with gas pumps at Veterans Highway and State Road in the Croydon section of the township.
