Big Y Foods was founded in 1936 by Paul D’Amour and his family. The original name of the company was Y Cash Market. Today, the company operates a chain of supermarkets under the Big Y Foods or Big Y World Class Market names.
The company has locations throughout New England and is one of the largest privately held supermarket chains in the area. In 2015, the company had $1.7 billion in annual revenue and employed more than 12,000 persons.
In 2013, the company announced that they were entering the fuel and convenience store industry. The new locations will be called Big Y Express.
Lately, the company has expanded mainly through acquisitions, such as 7 A&P stores that were exiting Connecticut.
In February 2020, Big Y announed that they would host coronvirus vaccination clinics at most of their locations.
Big Y Foods was founded in 1936 by Paul D’Amour and his family. The original name of the company was Y Cash Market. Today, the company operates a chain of supermarkets under the Big Y Foods or Big Y World Class Market names.
History
The company has locations throughout New England and is one of the largest privately held supermarket chains in the area. In 2015, the company had $1.7 billion in annual revenue and employed more than 12,000 persons.
In 2013, the company announced that they were entering the fuel and convenience store industry. The new locations will be called Big Y Express.
Lately, the company has expanded mainly through acquisitions, such as 7 A&P stores that were exiting Connecticut.
In February 2020, Big Y announed that they would host coronvirus vaccination clinics at most of their locations.