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Stephanie Stuckey: Stuckey's peaked at 370 stores across 40 states

Stephanie Stuckey · Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips · Oct 16, 2025 · at 37:59

Stephanie Stuckey, CEO of Stuckey's, discusses the historical footprint of the roadside confectionery and retail chain founded by her grandfather.

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“At its peak, Stucky's had 370 stores in 40 states.”

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The claim, plainly

At its peak, Stuckey's operated 370 stores across 40 US states.

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Assessment

Historical profiles, trade publications, and state retrospectives corroborate Stephanie Stuckey's assertion. Multiple sources cite Stuckey's peak footprint in the late 1960s and early 1970s as reaching 368 to 370 stores across 40 (or over 30 to 40) US states. For instance, the Virginia Council of CEOs profile (June 2021) explicitly notes that at its peak Stuckey's claimed 370 stores across more than 40 states, and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery (March 2023) records over 350 stores in 40 states, while standard business retrospectives (such as Forbes and Georgia Magazine) confirm the peak count of 368 to 370 roadside stores.

Virginia Council of CEOs (June 18, 2021): 'At its peak in the early seventies, Stuckey's claimed 370 stores in over 40 States.'
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery (March 21, 2023): 'At its peak, Stuckey's had over 350 stores in 40 states.'
UGA Today / Georgia Magazine (February 20, 2026) and Forbes (July 21, 2021): Document peak store counts between 368 and 370 roadside locations across 30 to 40 states.

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[1] georgiaencyclopedia.org [2] snackandbakery.com [3] forbes.com [4] journalofantiques.com [5] lakelife.today [6] uga.edu [7] gfb.org [8] vaceos.org

Stuckeys peak stores states history Stuckeys 370 stores 40 states "Stuckey's" "368 stores" OR "370 stores" Stuckeys Corporation history Pet Milk stores peak

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