Raley's Supermarkets

Raley's Supermarkets

Type	Private
Industry	Retail (Grocery)
Founded	Placerville, California (1935)
Headquarters	West Sacramento, California, United States
Number of locations	85 Raley's, 21 Bel Air Markets, 22 Nob Hill Foods, and 5 Food Source [1]
Key people	Jim Teel, Co-Chairman Joyce Raley Teel, Co-Chairman Michael Teel, President & CEO
Products	Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, gas, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks
Revenue	$3.1 billion USD (2009)[2]
Employees	13,400
Website	raleys.com

Raley's headquarters in West Sacramento

Raley's Supermarkets (also known as Raley's Family of Fine Stores) is a privately held, family-owned supermarket chain that operates 133 stores under the Raley's, Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Foods, and Food Source banners in northern California and Nevada. Founded in 1935 by Tom Raley in Placerville, Raley's employs around 13,400 workers today. Headquartered in West Sacramento, California, Raley's is the dominant supermarket operator in the Sacramento metropolitan area with over a third of the market^{[citation needed]}.

Supermarket News ranked Raley's No. 38 in the 2009 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2008–09 fiscal year estimated sales of $3.4 billion.^[2]

Raley’s continues to rank among the nation’s top supermarket chains, according to readers of Consumer Reports. In 2009, the company received highest marks for customer service.^[3]

Readers of Sacramento Magazine again named Raley's and Bel Air the 'Best Grocery Store' and the 'Best Place to Buy Fruits and Veggies' in the November 2009 Best Of Sacramento issue.^[4]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Raley’s Supermarket in Tracy, California with a GreenChill Partnership Gold-Level Certification for innovative green refrigeration technology, the company's third store to achieve this honor.^[5]

Raley Field, home of the Sacramento RiverCats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, is located in West Sacramento and is named after the chain.

A new Raley's in Modesto, California

References

1. ^ Raley's Fact Sheet
2. ^ ^{a b} Supermarket News: Top 75 Retailers for 2009
3. ^ Progressive Grocer: Top Grocers Named by Consumer Reports, April 2009
4. ^ Sacramento Magazine: 2009 Best Of Issue
5. ^ U.S. EPA Press Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Raley’s Supermarket Efforts to Keep Planet Cool, Nov. 2009

External links

• Raley's official website