. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Village ▁P antry ▁Village ▁P antry ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁convenience ▁store ▁chain ▁division ▁of ▁Marsh ▁Super mark ets , ▁founded ▁in ▁York town , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Village ▁P antry ▁location ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁in ▁M unc ie , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Sun ▁Capital ▁Part ners ▁purchased ▁Marsh ▁and ▁its ▁divisions , ▁including ▁Village ▁P antry , ▁$ 3 2 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sun ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁splitting ▁Village ▁P antry ▁from ▁Marsh , ▁making ▁it ▁its ▁own ▁company ▁reporting ▁directly ▁to ▁Sun ▁Capital . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Village ▁P antry ▁acquired ▁Imperial ▁Company , ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁operated ▁ 3 3 ▁Next ▁Do or ▁Store ▁locations ▁in ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Village ▁P antry ▁acquired ▁nine ▁Amer i Stop ▁Market ▁convenience ▁stores ▁in ▁central ▁Ohio ▁from ▁Pet ro ▁Ac quis itions , ▁Inc ., ▁and ▁were ▁re brand ed ▁Village ▁P antry . ▁ ▁In ▁two ▁separate ▁transactions ▁that ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sun ▁Capital ▁acquired ▁Li ' L ▁Cr icket ▁Food ▁St ores ▁Inc ., ▁which ▁operated ▁ 8 8 ▁convenience ▁stores ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁under ▁the ▁Li ' L ▁Cr icket ▁name , ▁and ▁W ors ley ▁Oper ating ▁Comp an ies , ▁which ▁operated ▁ 1 2 4 ▁convenience