Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 68-store US regional supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia. The family-owned company, founded in 1916 by John and Walter Wegman, is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Wegmans has been named one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for in America by Fortune Magazine for the last several years. In 2005, it was named #1 on the list. Danny Wegman is CEO. Colleen Wegman, his daughter, is president, while Robert Wegman, his father, is chairman.
Many of Wegmans' newer stores are of the "superstore" or "megamarket" type, with very large square footage, a large variety of foods aimed at an upscale market [1] (http://www.gazette.net/200424/business/features/221430-1.html), and in some cases, First Market Cafe in-store dining areas.
Other facts about the company are:
- 2004 annual sales of $3.6 billion
- 31st on the 2004 Supermarket News list of the Top 75 Supermarkets based on sales volume; ranked 7th among privately held U.S. supermarkets
- On Forbes's annual list of the "Largest Private Companies in the U.S.," Wegmans ranks among the top 50 companies.
- Wegmans operates 68 stores: 51 in New York State, 10 in Pennsylvania, 5 in New Jersey, and 2 in Virginia. The company has announced plans for a store in Maryland.
- In its home metropolitan area of Rochester, it operates 20 stores, followed by 12 in the Buffalo metro area and 9 in the Syracuse metro area. This accounts for 41 of its 68 stores.
- Wegmans employs over 32,000 people.
- The #1 company to work for in Fortune Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For" in 2005.
- Wegmans slogan is "Every Day You Get Our Best!"
- Wegmans prides itself on customer service and satisfaction.
External link
- Official website (http://www.wegmans.com/)