Parker’s Kitchen names new co-CEO and CFO in expansion

Southeastern convenience store giant Parker’s Kitchen has made some C-suite promotions.

The Savannah-based company with several South Carolina locations recently promoted John Rudolfs to co-CEO and John Rhine to chief financial officer.

Like other top companies Parker’s Kitchen has adopted a co-CEO model based on collaborative leadership to leverage the strengths of the company’s top leadership, a news release stated.

“As we continue to grow, we’re making strategic adjustments to our Senior Leadership Team that are designed to help us work even more collaboratively,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and Executive Chairman Greg Parker in the release. “As a result, it’s my pleasure to announce two well-deserved promotions that have been unanimously recommended by the Parker’s Kitchen Board of Directors and are effective immediately.

John Rudolfs shares Parker’s Kitchen CEO duties with Co-CEO Brandon Hofmann, according to the release. Hofmann and Rudolfs are working together to optimize operations and support strategic growth.

“Together, Brandon and John will be focused on ensuring excellence in everything we do, from award-winning foodservice to outstanding customer service,” Parker said in the release. “I look forward to seeing the impressive results that will come from this extraordinary leadership model.”

Rudolfs originally joined Parker’s Kitchen in 2021 as chief development officer and was named president and chief financial officer earlier this year. A former U.S. Navy officer, he previously served as chief development officer for MAPCO and executive vice president for Murphy Oil Corp./Murphy USA before joining the Parker’s Kitchen team, according to the release.

As the company’s new chief financial officer, Rhine will lead Parker’s Kitchen financial strategy and execution, the release stated. He previously helped secure a $1.1 billion loan to finance the convenience store leader’s ambitious growth plans and originally joined the company in 2020 as Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Aanalyst. A U.S. Army veteran and former sergeant and squad leader with the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Rhine has defined himself as a talented data-driven, team-focused leader at Parker’s Kitchen, the release stated.

Parker’s Kitchen currently operates 103 stores across Georgia and South Carolina, employs more than 1,800 team members and completes 1.1 million transactions every week, according to the release. The company is currently expanding into new markets like Myrtle Beach and Columbia in South Carolina.