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Thorntons First Travel Center in Kentuckiana Set to Open this Friday

(Memphis, IN – July 25, 2019) – Thorntons LLC is pleased to announce their newest store located at 13604 Blue Lick Road in Memphis, . The new Travel Center is set to open this Friday, July 26. This 9,160 square foot facility is Thorntons largest store to date and will offer a wide variety of amenities, including:

• Burger King restaurant • Forty-four truck parking spaces • Seven diesel bays • Twenty auto fueling positions • Five showers • CAT Scale for truck weighing • Freshly made burritos and sandwiches daily

This is Thorntons first store opening since the Arclight Capital Partners and BP acquisition at the beginning of the year. Several new stores are set for the remainder of the year and many more are planned for 2020.

“Opening this fantastic new state of the art Travel Center in Memphis, IN is an exciting milestone for our guests and our company. It is just the beginning of the significant growth enabled by our new owners and further demonstrates our commitment to our guests and Team Members in all the locations where we operate,” said Simon Richards, President & Chief Executive Officer. “The future is bright for Thorntons and we are excited about what lies ahead.”

Thorntons Travel Center invites the public to their Grand Opening celebration with Ribbon Cutting at 11:00 a.m. EST on Friday, July 26. Mr. Simon Richards will speak and present a donation to Blessings in a Backpack during the ceremony. ###

About Thorntons LLC

Based in Louisville, , Thorntons currently operates 192 stores that provide fresh foods, high quality beverages and fuel in six states: Kentucky, , Indiana, Ohio, and . Thorntons has a passion for giving back to the communities where team members and guests live and work. Thorntons volunteers make their communities better through community service, humanitarian day events and fundraising projects. Learn more about Thorntons® by visiting www.mythorntons.com. Connect with Thorntons on Facebook www.facebook.com/thorntonsllc and Twitter @ThorntonsLLC.