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D&W Fresh Market Corporate Office

D&W Fresh Market

D&W Fresh Market was founded in 1943 in Grandville, Michigan. Originally named IGA, the founders, Roy Woodrick and Sid DeVries, decided to change the name using the initials of their last names in the early 1960’s.

Today, D&W Fresh Market is a subsidiary of SpartanNash Company, after being acquired in 20036. Currently, there are 11 stores which bear the D&W Fresh Market label, with sister stores owned by SpartanNash under the names Family Fare Quick Stop, VG’s Quick Stop, and Forest Hills Quick Stop.

D&W Central Kitchen was also retained by SpartanNash, however, the catering side of the business, Fresh Thyme, was sold to a local catering company in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

History

Sleepy’s Corporate Office

Sleepy's

Sleepy’s was founded in 1931 in New York by Louis Acker. The company operates a chain of mattress and bedding stores, mostly on the East coast. The company’s original name was Bedding Discount Center, but when the store became incorporated in 1957, the name was changed.

Sleepy’s was acquired by Mattress Firm in late 2016. All stores will soon be re-branded to Mattress Firm. The company has 1,000 locations.

In 2014, Sleepy’s was ranked last among the top 15 mattress retailers in Consumer Reports Magazine.

History

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Bashas’ Grocery Corporate Office

Bashas Grocery

Bashas’ Grocery was founded in 1932 by Lebanon immigrant Najeeb Basha in Goodyear, Arizona. The family had numerous setbacks working in mining towns but finally had success with their grocery store.

History

Today, Bashas’ has more than 118 locations and employs nearly 9,500 persons. The company operates under several names, including Bashas’ Grocery, Bashas’Supermarket, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods, and Bashas’ Dine Market. Company stores can be found throughout Arizona and New Mexico.

Bashas’ Grocery is still family owned and operated. Stores are non-unionized. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2009 but emerged in 2010 after paying off all creditors.

In December 2021, Raley’s Supermarket acquired Bashas’ for an undisclosed amount.

Bashas maintains a corporate office in Chandler, Arizona.

Bashas' Grocery was founded in 1932 by Lebanon immigrant Najeeb Basha in Goodyear, Arizona. The family had numerous setbacks working in mining towns but finally had success with their grocery store. Today, Bashas' has more than 118 locations and … [Continue reading] about Bashas’ Grocery Corporate Office

Bob’s Red Mill Corporate Office

Bob's Red Mill

Bob’s Red Mill was founded in 1978 by Bob Moore. The company produces certified organic and gluten free grain products.

The company has an active eCommerce site, as well as distributing their products throughout the US, Canada, Japan, and the Caribbean. Bob’s Red Mill makes products such as almond flour, organic, non-gmo corn tortillas, organic, unbleached flour, as well as offering organic grains, beans, and seeds.

Bob’s Red Mill also offers cooking classes at most locations, as well as tours of the mill itself. The mill uses quartz millstones acquired from several out of service mills. These stones are estimated to be 120 years old. In 2010, Bob Moore transferred ownership of the company to his employees using an employee ownership stock program.

History

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Panasonic Corporate Office

Panasonic

History

The company changed its name in the 1960’s after Mr. Matsushita met with American dealers and manufacturers. The company began to make televisions under the Panasonic name.

Today, Panasonic is the 4th largest television manufacturer in the world. Panasonic has made numerous acquisitions over the years, perhaps the most notable being the Sanyo company in December of 2009.

In 2014, Panasonic announced that they were working together with, and providing funding, for Tesla Motors batteries. In June of 2016, Tesla announced that Panasonic would be the exclusive supplier of batteries for their Model 3 cars. The company also released a “transparent” television in 2016.

In February 2020, the company unveiled its OLED and LCD television models.

Also in February, Toyota and Panasonic announced that they were teaming up to prismatic batteries for electric cars.

The company maintains its corporate office for North America in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Panasonic was founded in 1918 in Osaka, Japan, by K. Matsushita. The original company name was Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. The company is one of the largest electronics producers in the world. The company changed its name in the 1960's … [Continue reading] about Panasonic Corporate Office