Ingles Markets is an American chain of supermarkets situated in North Carolina. The company had two hundred and one supermarkets as of January 2011. These supermarkets spanned the Southeastern part of United States. The company is controlled by a family despite being listed on NASDAQ. The Ingle family has about 86 percent voting power in addition to owning almost half of the company shares.
History
Ingles market was started in 1963 when its first location was opened by Robert “Bob” in Ashville, North Carolina. The company continued to expand and grow after its inception. In 1982, the company made a move of buying from Sealtest, a milk packaging and processing plant. Sealtest runs by the name Milkco Inc., a subsidiary that is wholly owned. More than sixty percent of Milkco’s businesses deal with products like tea, bottled water and citrus. In 1987, Ingles changed into a publicly traded company. The supermarket chain started establishing “Ingles Gas Express” gas stations in the 2000s in addition to putting up newer stores. Currently, Robert P. Ingle is the company’s CEO following the demise of Robert Ingle the elder in March 2011.
Statistics
Ingles headquarters: Asheville, North Carolina
Ingles ownership: Family Company
Ingle’s Number of Stores: 203 stores across six states.
Ingles Geography: North Carolina: 69, Virginia: 2, Tennessee: 20, South Carolina: 36, Georgia: 74, Alabama: 1
Banners
Ingles is the owner and operator of Sav-Mor Foods
There are currently nine stores associated with Sav-Mor Foods. South Carolina: 1, North Carolina: 7, Tennessee: 1
Ingles market provides a wide range of food products such as meat, dairy and grocery products. It also offers beauty and health care products.
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Do you sell Benecol cheese?
My family spends most of our money at Ingles between food and gas, as of Tuesday we will no longer be shopping with Ingles! I am appalled that you would “require” your customers to wear a mask, you have fell for their plan, hook, line and sinker! I am a rewards customer and sorely disappointed in American owned Ingles!
Boo hoo
So glad to hear that you will be shopping elsewhere. I wear my mask. Ingles is only being responsible for the health and well being of its customers. THSNK YOU INGLES.
Do you still carry Bob’s Red Mill brand of unprocessed wheat bran?
I have the wo stores close by. One is in Jackson Ga the other one is in Locust Grove Ga.
I have bought it at the Jackson store but haven’t been able to get any for a long time.
The supplier did advise me that ther E was a shortage for awhile but I would think that this should be over by now.
I also can not understand why these products are in four separate locations in the stores.
Suggestion re Corona-19 period
As most Ingles have 2 entrances I would suggest a seperate entrance and separate exit as at times the traffic of carts jam with people going back name out the same entry way. The desperate temporary entrance and exit could prove for a more fluid route eliminating the closeness of customers
The owner is usually the last person to learn about a consumers problem.
The revised gas pumps ( using a credit card), requires three or more attempts to get the pump to work.
The instructions are not clear, (I am sure the programmer understands since they designed it), I finally gave up and now purchase my fuel elsewhere.
The store manager is sympathetic, but concedes that there is nothing he/she can do about it.
I just wanted someone to know Ingles has a problem causing an unnecessary loss of business.
Perhaps a sticker clearly indicating how to insert a credit card so it works the first time will help.
Its not my intent to cast stones or force a change, just got tired of feeling stupid and frustrated.
why don’t you have a selection of your products. I have looked at Walmart, Publix and Kroger to see if they have what product I am looking for. Your store has NO please to search for a specific product. What a bummer?????
why doesn’t this store (along with BI-LO and others) have INGLES BRAND chocolate powder coffee creamer??~!!!!!!!!
Ingles has always been my preference for all my fresh meat, and other local items. The last visit I was looking for “OUR PRIDE” Pimento Cheese spread, made in Roxburry NC, now I can’t find it any where. Can you update its availability?
We recently visited LAKE LURE, NC. Our first time to be in an INGLES grocery store. VERY IMPRESSED. FAMILY OWNED, makes all the difference. Thank you for the experience.