Food

Iceland Foods Corporate Office

Iceland Foods got its start back in 1970 when Peter Hinchcliffe and Malcolm Walker opened their first store on Leg Street in Shropshire. They invested one month’s rent and hoped to make a go of it. It was Walker’s wife who suggested the name Iceland since the company originally planned to sell only frozen foods.

By 1977, the business was doing so well they opened another location in Manchester and by the end of 1978, the company had 28 locations to their name.

Iceland’s main products remain frozen foods, but they also offer non-frozen grocery items such as produce, meat, dairy, and dry goods. The company has an approximate 2.2% share of the UK food market.

In May 2014, Iceland reintroduced online shopping, which was dropped in 2007.

Iceland stated in June 2019 that it intended to open at least 34 new locations amid savage competition among grocery store chains.

In July 2019, the company became the first major supermarket to ban the use of plastic bags at its stores.

Iceland has 800 locations in the UK and more than 100 locations in 10 other countries, including Iceland, who is currently contesting the companies use of the name.

Iceland Foods

By 1977, the business was doing so well they opened another location in Manchester and by the end of 1978, the company had 28 locations to their name.

History

In May 2014, Iceland reintroduced online shopping, which was dropped in 2007.

Iceland stated in June 2019 that it intended to open at least 34 new locations amid savage competition among grocery store chains.

In July 2019, the company became the first major supermarket to ban the use of plastic bags at its stores.

Iceland has 800 locations in the UK and more than 100 locations in 10 other countries, including Iceland, who is currently contesting the companies use of the name.

Woolworths Australia Corporate Office

Woolworths, best known as Woolies, got its start back in 1924 when it opened in Sydney as Woolworths Stupendous Bargain Basement. The new store was unique at the time and the first variety store to print out receipts for customers, rather than handwritten notes.

The company began to expand, with Woolworths New Zealand opening in 1956, along with stores in Brisbane and Perth. By the end of 1933, despite the Great Depression, the company had 23 stores and opened its first store in Melbourne in 1936.

By 1955 the company had 200 stores. In 1997, the first Metro convenience store opened in Sydney. The company opened a buying office in Hong Kong in June 2006 which allowed them to cut prices by cutting out the middle man. That same year, the company announced a joint venture with the India-based Tata Group to sell Dick Smith electronics in India and it introduced self-serve checkouts at some locations.

Today, this conglomerate includes supermarkets (under the Woolworths name in Australia and the Countdown name in New Zealand), liquor retailing (as BWS and Dan Murphy’s in Australia), hotels and pubs under the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group umbrella, and discount department stores under the Big W name in Australia.

In June 2019, the company announced that it was increasing the price of milk, but it is unclear if dairy farmers are going to benefit from this price increase.

Also in June 2019, a popular ice cream cake, Bulla Ready to Decorate, was pulled from store shelves over fears that the cake might contain undeclared allergens, which could pose a health risk.

Company headquarters are located in Bella Vista, New South Wales.

Woolworths

History

In June 2019, the company announced that it was increasing the price of milk, but it is unclear if dairy farmers are going to benefit from this price increase.

Also in June 2019, a popular ice cream cake, Bulla Ready to Decorate, was pulled from store shelves over fears that the cake might contain undeclared allergens, which could pose a health risk.

Company headquarters are located in Bella Vista, New South Wales.

Tesco Corporate Office

Tesco can trace its roots back to 1919 when Jewish immigrant Jack Cohen began selling wartime surplus items from a market stall on the east side of London. In 1924, Cohen purchased tea from Thomas Edward Stockwell and decided to use the first two initials of Stockwell’s name and the first two letters of his own name to create the name Tesco for his company. He began to call his company Tesco starting in 1924.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Tesco began to expand tremendously, mainly through acquisitions, until it owned more than 800 locations. The company started to expand the range of products it sold during the 1960s to include household goods and clothing under the Delamare brand, and in 1974 opened its first petrol station.

Today, Tesco is an international company with stores in 11 countries. While the company pulled out of the US in 2011, they have done tremendously well in other countries, including India, Poland, and Thailand. While the company began as a UK grocer, it has since moved on to become a major department store brand that rivals Walmart in their selection of products.

Tesco is listed on the London stock exchange under the symbol: TSCO. In early 2019, the company stated that they planned to cut more than 15,000 jobs as a part of a restructuring plan.

Like many other companies, Tesco is feeling pressured by internet giant Amazon and plans to try out till-less stores where shoppers can come in, pick their items, and walk out with billing for items being tallied by a mobile phone app.

The company began a massive recall in mid-July 2019, of various food items after discovering bits of metal and other contaminants in the packaging.

Tesco employs more than 450,000 people, with 340,000 jobs being located in the UK.

Tesco

History

Tesco is listed on the London stock exchange under the symbol: TSCO. In early 2019, the company stated that they planned to cut more than 15,000 jobs as a part of a restructuring plan.

The company began a massive recall in mid-July 2019, of various food items after discovering bits of metal and other contaminants in the packaging.

Tesco employs more than 450,000 people, with 340,000 jobs being located in the UK.

CoreLife Eatery Corporate Office

CoreLife Eatery was founded by Lawrence Wilson in 2015. The company operates a chain of casual/fast-food vegetarian restaurants. Currently, the company has 52 locations in 11 states with 26 being corporate owned and 26 being franchised locations.

The menu consists of three types of vegetarian “bowls”; grain bowls, bone-broth bowls, and green bowls. Customers can also choose “make your own bowl.” While being vegetarian based, the restaurant chain does offer menu items with chicken, pork, tuna, and beef. The children’s menu includes items like pasta and chicken noodle soup.

Forbes states that the chain doubled its revenue in 2018.

The restaurant chain came under fire in early June 2018 when a Salt Lake City manager was captured on video aggressively attacking an employee and her family. The manager was later fired.

Despite the coronavirus, CoreLife Eatery continues to open new locations.

Company headquarters is currently located in Syracuse, New York.

CoreLife Eatery

History

Forbes states that the chain doubled its revenue in 2018.

The restaurant chain came under fire in early June 2018 when a Salt Lake City manager was captured on video aggressively attacking an employee and her family. The manager was later fired.

Despite the coronavirus, CoreLife Eatery continues to open new locations.

Company headquarters is currently located in Syracuse, New York.

Focus Brands Corporate Office

Focus Brands is an affiliate of Roark Capital Group, founded in 2001. The company owns multiple restaurant and dessert chains, including Moe’s Southwest Grille, Cinnabon, Jamba Juice, Schlotzsky’s, and McAlister’s Deli.

The company has more than 1,300 locations in all and more than 5,000 employees.

In 2015, the company moved its headquarters location to Atlanta’s perimeter submarket.

Focus Brands deployed POS system Revel, a Cloud-based business management platform, at all locations in early May 2019.

In mid-May 2019, the company announced that it had hired its first global chief marketing officer, Dan Gertsacov, for creating menu innovation and marketing strategies.

Company headquarters are still located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Focus Brands

The company has more than 1,300 locations in all and more than 5,000 employees.

History

In 2015, the company moved its headquarters location to Atlanta’s perimeter submarket.

Focus Brands deployed POS system Revel, a Cloud-based business management platform, at all locations in early May 2019.

In mid-May 2019, the company announced that it had hired its first global chief marketing officer, Dan Gertsacov, for creating menu innovation and marketing strategies.

Company headquarters are still located in Atlanta, Georgia.