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The supermarket companies in the United States are organized in this article, but to see a worldwide list, see List of supermarket chains. This is a list of supermarket companies in the United States and the names of supermarkets which are owned or franchised by these
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is a retailer-owned wholesale grocery cooperative that supplies independently owned supermarkets and grocery stores. [1] It serves more than 4,000 locations in 36 states in the Midwest , the Southeast , and the Southwest , and from 8 full-line wholesale divisions.
Alex Lee is ranked 139 on the list of largest privately held companies in the United States, as listed by Forbes. [1] Alex Lee owns the Lowes Foods supermarket chain as well as Merchants Distributors, Inc., [ 2 ] which supplies more than 600 stores located in nine states, mostly in the Southeast .
The H. T. Hackney Company is an American wholesale grocery distribution firm headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.Founded in 1891, the company has grown over the years to become one of the largest grocery wholesalers in the nation, with operations covering much of the Eastern United States. [3]
C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is a national wholesale grocery supply company in the United States, based in Keene, New Hampshire. In 2021 it was the eighth-largest privately held company in the United States , as listed by Forbes . [ 3 ]
The largest food distribution center of its kind in the world, it earns annual revenues of over $2 billion. [ 1 ] Located at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, which houses the Fulton Fish Market and a produce market, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market is the source for approximately 50 percent of the New York region’s meat.
Associated Food Stores was founded in 1940 by Donald P. Lloyd, president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association along with 34 Utah retailers. Concerned with the effect that large corporate stores would have on small independent retailers, he felt the only way these small businesses could survive is if they united and faced the competition as one, therefore increasing their collective buying power.
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a Providence, Rhode Island–based natural and organic food company. The largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of health and specialty food in the United States and Canada, [3] [4] it is Whole Foods Market's main supplier, with their traffic making up over a third of its revenue in 2018.