The Fresh Grocer
Retailers' cooperatives Private | |
Industry | Grocery |
Founded | 1996Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | in
Founder | Patrick J. Burns |
Headquarters | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Number of locations | 7 |
Area served | Philadelphia, PA, Delaware |
Key people |
Patrick J. Burns (President and CEO), The Fresh Grocer Joseph S. Colalillo (Chairman and CEO, Wakefern Food Corp. |
Number of employees | 1,500 |
Parent | Wakefern Food Corporation |
Website |
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The Fresh Grocer is a supermarket chain that operates 7 stores in Delaware and in the Greater Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania.[1] Founded in 1996 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as an independent company, the company joined the Wakefern Food Corporation, a retailer's cooperative, in 2013.[2]
Expansion
Wakefern members Patrick Burns and Jeff Brown will open 4 new Fresh Grocer stores in March, 2016, all in former Pathmark stores which were purchased at auction. The stores will be opened in Wyncote, PA, Upper Darby, PA, Brookhaven, PA and Monument Avenue in Philadelphia.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.thefreshgrocer.com/about-us/ About the Fresh Grocer
- ↑ Springer, Jon. "Fresh Grocer Joins Wakefern Co-op". Supermarket News. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "Wakefern Reports Record Sales; 16 New Units In Real Estate Plan". Food Trade News. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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