White Hen Pantry [SEP] dissolved or abolished
the "Pantry Select" brand. Deli counters and products were removed and replaced with standard 7-Eleven offerings.
In October 2013, a White Hen Pantry store located in Boston, Massachusetts closed, preparing for a conversion to 7-Eleven.
Controversy.
In 2007, an employee in a Boston area store was fired after she announced her pregnancy. The terminated employee filed suit for sex discrimination. The employee claimed that after telling her employer of her pregnancy, he became unfriendly, as well as demanding towards her, and gave
name-brand meats and cheeses and fresh fruits and vegetables. White Hen's array of services included catering options and sales of external holiday gift cards. Most stores also had ATMs and provide lottery ticket sales; White Hen was the largest lottery ticket vendor in the state of Illinois.
Most of the White Hen Pantry locations were rebranded as 7-Eleven stores by the end of 2010.
History.
History 1965–1999.
White Hen Pantry was founded by Jewel Tea Company as Kwik Shoppe and began franchising in July 1965, borrowing