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Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group operates in seven countries across three continents as a food retailer. Its primary business is managing the operations of food supermarkets. History Founded in 1867 by Jules and Auguste Delhaize in Charleroi, Belgium, the Delhaize Group was originally a wholesale supplier to retail grocery stores. The company expanded into the supermarket trade in…
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Bottom Dollar Food
Bottom Dollar Food is a grocery chain owned by Food Lion LLC that sells primarily pre-packaged food items at a discounted price. History The first Bottom Dollar Food model was opened by Food Lion LLC in High Point, N.C., on Sept. 21, 2005, with the intent of catering to the needs of discount grocery shoppers…
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Bloom
Bloom is an up-scale supermarket owned by Food Lion, LLC which operates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States. The company is a division of Delhaize America. History In response to consumer demands, Food Lion LLC conceived, developed and opened the first Bloom in Charlotte, N.C. in 2004. Originally called Bloom and dubbed with the phrase…
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Kash n’ Karry
Kash n’ Karry was a Florida-based convenience grocery store that has since been absorbed by Sweetbay Supermarket. History In 1914, Italian immigrant Salvatore Greco began selling fruits and vegetables in the streets of Tampa, Fla. In 1922, he and his wife, Giuseppina, opened a storefront at their home and developed it so that, in 1947,…
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Dillons Stores
Dillons Inc. is a grocery supermarket chain that is part of The Kroger Co. It is based in Hutchinson, Kansas in the United States. History John S. Dillon started his grocery business by opening J.S. Dillon Cash Store in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1913. Dillon’s Inc. was officially founded in 1921, when Dillon’s sons John and…
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Remke Markets Bigg’s
Remke Markets Bigg’s is a chain of supermarkets in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Beginning in 1897 as a meat market in Covington, KY by William Remke, the supermarket has grown into 14 locations. The supermarket merged with the struggling bigg’s division of SUPERVALU in 2010, with both brands becoming “Remke Markets bigg’s” after the merger.…
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Eagle Country Market
Eagle Food Centers is presently a chain of 40 independent supermarkets that are owned and operated by the employees, under the banner of The Downtown Eagle Corporation. They currently operate in Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Illinois. The company was based out of Milan, Illinois, which is near the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. The…
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King Soopers
King Soopers Inc. is a supermarket chain owned by The Kroger Co. They are based on the eastern slope of Rocky Mountains. The company is managed along with City Market on the western slope of Rocky Mountains. History Founded in 1947 by Lloyd .J. King, King Soopers Inc., opened its first store in Arvada, Colorado…
