QuickChek was founded in 1967 as the retail arm of
Whitehouse, New Jersey based Durling Farms, a door-to-door milk and fresh dairy products delivery service established in 1888. The first QuickChek store opened at 419 North Avenue in
Dunellen, with a second location opening by the end of that year in nearby
New Market,
Piscataway Township. Initially, QuickChek stores were mini-supermarkets with mostly grocery items, snack foods, delis, candy, milk, bread, soda, medicated products, some prepackaged meats, and a small produce area. During the 1990s the stores began to offer fuel as well and gradually changed focus on snack foods, drinks, ready to eat foods, and gas stations. Still, QuickChek stores typically offer moderate amounts of basic groceries such as
bread,
milk, and a few grocery items, frozen dinners, as well as
soft drinks,
bottled water, ready to eat sandwiches, and a wide selection of
snack foods. They also serve
coffee, frozen beverages (Quick Freeze), and
sandwiches. Some stores also serve
milkshakes and frozen cappuccinos. Like most convenience stores, QuickChek sells
cigarettes and other
tobacco products, along with
lottery tickets. Most sell fuel as well, which has become the main draw to these stores. QuickChek also has its own assortment of baked goods, some of which are baked fresh in-store. ==QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning==