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08-05-2006, 05:07 PM
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When I first moved to the South the only familar thing I could find was a Food Lion! I will tell you the one chain I wish would move South but it hasn't is Wawa. That was the best little convience store!
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08-05-2006, 05:30 PM
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Anybody know what the most popular grocery store is? I guess I just havent gotten out of my area too much (well, and bought groceries), but most of the time when they talk about big grocery store chains I have no idea what they are talkin about. I know Safeway is a big one up north I guess, but we have none down here. I always thought Kroger and Publix were big, but maybe not. Publix and Whole Foods by the way, are the best grocery stores.
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08-05-2006, 05:41 PM
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I agree with you.. I LOVE Whole Foods. That's where I do 99-percent of my grocery shopping. They're very pricey, but I do like the quality of their foods. The one that I go to gets a lot of their produce at local organic farms. I wish they had a Publix by me. That is a fabulous store!
As for the largest.. the honors had been Krogers. They merged with Fred Meyer in 1998, and became the biggest supermarket chain in the country-- with $43 billion dollars in annual revenue in 31 states.
BUT in 200w, Wal-mart took over the number one slot with $53 billion dollars in grocery sales.
Albertsons is #3.
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08-05-2006, 05:43 PM
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I agree with you.. I LOVE Whole Foods. That's where I do 99-percent of my grocery shopping. They're very pricey, but I do like the quality of their foods. The one that I go to gets a lot of their produce at local organic farms. I wish they had a Publix by me. That is a fabulous store!
As for the largest.. the honors had been Krogers. They merged with Fred Meyer in 1998, and became the biggest supermarket chain in the country-- with $43 billion dollars in annual revenue in 31 states.
BUT in 2002, Wal-mart took over the number one slot with $53 billion dollars in grocery sales.
Albertsons is #3.
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08-06-2006, 05:45 AM
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Someone's gonna have to explain the Pepsi terrorism thing. 
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08-06-2006, 12:24 PM
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Coke: America, children, baseball, sunshine
Pepsi: North Korea, al-qaeda, Iran, New Jersey
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08-06-2006, 02:19 PM
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Actually I would tie coke in with all the anti-American stuff, even though it's from Atlanta or whatever, because the original recipe had Cocaine in it.
Therefore, you are the one who is the terrorist supporter!
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08-06-2006, 02:24 PM
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Pepsi sponsors Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon drives for Hendrix. Hendrix gave money to Kerry. Kerry is a known terrorist.
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08-06-2006, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Coke: America, children, baseball, sunshine
Pepsi: North Korea, al-qaeda, Iran, New Jersey
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Weird. *Drinking diet pepsi at the moment*
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08-06-2006, 07:25 PM
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Weird. *Drinking diet pepsi at the moment*
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I agree. I don't get the relationship between NKorea, Iran, NJ and Pepsi. (and being from NJ, I fail to see any humor in it either) 
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08-06-2006, 07:58 PM
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Whole Foods is supremely wonderful, and I am so very sad that Wal-mart is the largest food supplier in America that there are just no words 
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08-06-2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DSTRen13
Whole Foods is supremely wonderful, and I am so very sad that Wal-mart is the largest food supplier in America that there are just no words |
I love Whole Foods!!! I'm glad that there is one within a reasonable distance of me!!
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08-06-2006, 11:15 PM
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Whole Foods is supremely wonderful, and I am so very sad that Wal-mart is the largest food supplier in America that there are just no words |
I *HEART* Whole Foods too. What I *DON'T* like about the Whole Foods near me is the lack of veggies in the self-serve prepared foods section. I know that it varies from store to store though.
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08-07-2006, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Anybody know what the most popular grocery store is? I guess I just havent gotten out of my area too much (well, and bought groceries), but most of the time when they talk about big grocery store chains I have no idea what they are talkin about. I know Safeway is a big one up north I guess, but we have none down here. I always thought Kroger and Publix were big, but maybe not. Publix and Whole Foods by the way, are the best grocery stores.
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Kroger used to be bigger - well, they used to be here until all the union brouhaha and they left. There aren't any in PA any more, as far as I know.
Sad to say, the most popular grocery store these days is probably (gag) Walmart.
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08-07-2006, 12:39 PM
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Alpha, better work on that.
I think KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are owned by Yum Brands, I have a couple friends who work at their HQ.
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