Kangaroo Express signs on as official sponsor for Carolina Hurricanes
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
The Pantry, Inc. is a publicly traded convenience store chain based in Cary, North Carolina that operates Kangaroo Express stores. The Pantry was founded in 1967 by Sam Wornom and Truby Proctor, Jr. The company has been publicly traded since June 1999 and owned by investors since 1987, when then investor Montrose Capital purchased controlling shares from Wornom and Proctor. Recent CEOs have included the interim CEO Edwin J. Holman, currently the Chairman, who took over after Terrance M. Marks, the former President and CEO, resigned in December 2011. Dennis Hatchell is the current CEO of the company as of 2013.
About Property:
The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat PNC Arena They are the only major league professional sports team in North Carolina to play in Raleigh; the state's other two major franchises, the NFL's Carolina Panthers and the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, are based in Charlotte.