Grocery

Redner’s Markets Corporate Office

Redner’s Markets was founded in 1970 by Ed and Mary Redner. The couple opened two supermarkets in the Reading, Pennsylvania, area.

In 1975, the Redner’s created an employee stock ownership plan, making Redner’s the first employee-owned store in the state of Pennslyvania.

In October 1990, Earl Redner retired and sons Richard and Gary Redner took over management of the company.

The company also instituted a rewards program. For every 50 dollars spent the rewards customer will receive 5 cents off a gallon up to 20 gallons. If the customer chooses, they can also use the rewards for a grocery discount.

Redner’s now has 64 locations and stores are divided into Redner’s Warehouse Markets, Redner’s Fresh Market, and Redner’s Quick Shoppe.

To enhance Covid protocols, Redner’s installed anti-microbial covers on checkout conveyor belts in October 2020.

Redner’s Markets Inc. announced in January 2022 that it will temporarily reinstate its pandemic wage increase of $1 an hour for all hourly front-line staff.

Redner’s Markets maintains a corporate office in Reading, Pennsylvania.

H Mart Corporate Office

H Mart is a Korean specialty grocery store chain founded in 1982. After maintaining a single store for 10 years, the company decided to expand, and over the next 10 years, H Mart added 10 additional locations.

As of 2021, there are 84 H Mart locations in 13 states, including Hawaii. H Mart also has stores in Canada.

One author explores the relationship between food and grief in a novel titled “Crying in H Mart”

While the company began as a Korean food market, today it offers a variety of Asian foods and specialty sauces.

In March 2021, the company announced a partnership with Auto Store to create a fully automated micro-fulfillment center in New Jersey.

H Mart maintains a corporate office in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

Sunset Foods Corporate Office

Sunset Foods was founded in 1937 when John J. Cortesi and his uncle opened up a small storefront market. They originally took orders by phone and had them delivered.

Today, Sunset Foods has 5 locations in the greater Highland Park, Illinois, area and more than 1,000 employees.

Third generation John E. Cortesi took over as President and CEO in 2006.

Sunset Foods prides itself on obtaining fresh, organic food from local farmers. The company also provides “community rooms” for organizations to use at no charge.

In 2014, Sunset Foods contracted with Instacart for home delivery service.

The company maintains a corporate office in Highland Park, Illinois.

King Soopers Corporate Office

King Soopers was founded in 1947. How the company got the slightly strange name is thanks to an Archie comic book.

King Sooper was the first grocery store chain to have in-house pharmacies. The company has 118 locations, with many of these located in Colorado.

The company was acquired by Dillions in 1957 and Dillions was acquired by Kroger in 1983. King Soopers still operates as a subsidiary of Kroger.

In July 2020, 50 assistant managers sued the company for overtime pay.

In March 2021, a lone gunman shot and killed 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, King Soopers. The motive of the gunman is not yet known.

When comparing market shares, King Soopers far outweighs all other supermarkets in the state of Colorado, taking nearly 35 percent of the market.

King Soopers maintains a corporate office in Denver, Colorado.

ButcherBox Corporate Office

Mike Salguero and friend Mike Filbey thought that finding quality, organic meat should be easier than hunting through various supermarkets to find it.

ButcherBox was founded in 2016. The company offers delivery of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef, free-range organic chicken, heritage-breed pork, wild-caught Alaskan salmon, and wild-caught sea scallops.

Customers can custom order boxes with only one type of meat, or a selection of different types of meats. A subscription service is also available where boxes can be purchased on a monthly basis and shipped directly to a client’s home or a single box can be purchased at one time.

In November 2020, the company founder, Mike Salguero, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.

The company is receiving rave reviews from well-known sites and companies, such as Yahoo and HealthLine.

ButcherBox maintains a corporate office in Boston, Massachusetts.