Royal Farms

Royal Farms is a privately owned chain of convenience stores headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. As of March 2015, the company operates 162 stores throughout Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Many of the stores also have gasoline sold on the premises.

Overview

Royal Farms opened its first store in 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland. The company is headquartered in Baltimore. Royal Farms now has 162 locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. The chain sells many typical, convenience store items such as coffee, candy, soft drinks, bagels and donuts, lotto tickets, and other basic groceries. All locations also offer a kitchen serving hot food items such as chicken, Western Fries, along with sandwiches. Their current slogan is "Real Fresh. Real Fast. Real Green." Royal Farms' major competitors include Wawa, Sheetz, Rutter's, High's, and 7-Eleven.

In September 2014, Royal Farms purchased naming rights to the Baltimore Arena.

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Royal Farms Arena

Royal Farms Arena (formerly Baltimore Arena, 1st Mariner Arena and Baltimore Civic Center) is an arena located in Baltimore, Maryland. The arena is located about a block away from the Baltimore Convention Center on the corner of Baltimore Street and Hopkins Place; it is also only a short distance from the Inner Harbor. It seats up to approximately 14,000 people though this number varies depending on the type of event.

The arena officially opened in 1962 as the Baltimore Civic Center. It was built on the site of "Old Congress Hall", where the Continental Congress met in 1776. As a major cornerstone for the Inner Harbor redevelopment during the 1980s, it was reopened after renovations and was renamed the Baltimore Arena in 1986. In 2003, it was renamed by 1st Mariner Bank, which purchased naming rights to the arena for 10 years. It was reported that 1st Mariner Bank paid the city $75,000 a year to keep the naming rights to the complex. When the naming rights agreement with 1st Mariner Bank ended in 2013, the arena was briefly returned to its "Baltimore Arena" name, until Royal Farms purchased the naming rights to the arena in September 2014. The new naming rights deal calls for Royal Farms to pay $250,000 annually for five years to the city, and gives Royal Farms first rights to renew/restructure their deal at the end of the contract, or in the event that the city constructs a new arena. The Royal Farms Arena is owned by the city of Baltimore and is currently managed by SMG, a private management company. Annually, the Royal Farms Arena is host to 800,000 people .