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2006 Top 75 North American Food Retailers


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
1 Wal-Mart Stores
Bentonville, Ark.
H. Lee Scott Jr.
president, CEO
3808 317.3 (est.)
1/31/06

Note: Wal-Mart's 1,929 supercenters account for approximately $156.7 billion, or 49% of the company's total sales; 1,224 discount stores account for approximately 17% of sales ($52.4 billion); 558 Sam's Clubs in the U.S. account for approximately 13% of sales ($42.7 billion, including membership fees); 97 Neighborhood Markets account for approximately 1% of sales ($2.1 billion); and international sales account for approximately 20% ($63.5 billion).


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
2 Kroger Co.
Cincinnati
David B. Dillon
chairman, CEO
4296 59.9 (est.)
1/28/06

Note: Kroger sales encompass 2,515 supermarkets and multi-department stores, 791 convenience stores, 559 fuel centers and 431 fine jewelry stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
3 Costco Wholesale Corp.
Issaquah, Wash.
Jim Sinegal
president, CEO
433 51.9 (actual)
8/28/05

Note: Groceries, encompassing food, sundries and fresh products, account for 60% of Costco's total sales, or $31.1 billion. Of the company's total sales, 81% come from the U.S., 13% from Canada and 6% from overseas.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
4 Albertsons
Boise, Idaho
Larry Johnston
chairman, president, CEO
2674 41.3 (est.)
2/2/06

Note: Albertsons stores encompass 1,743 supermarkets, 695 freestanding drug stores and 236 fuel centers. Of the supermarkets, 13 Bristol Farms stores in Southern California and 27 Super Saver stores in Texas, Louisiana, Utah and Florida are owned and operated by independently managed and operated subsidiaries of Albertsons.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
5 Safeway
Pleasanton, Calif.
Steve Burd
chairman, president, CEO
1802 38.6 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
6 Loblaw Cos.
Toronto
John Lederer
president
1058 24.0 (est.) ($U.S.)
12/31/05

Note: Loblaw operates 658 corporate stores and supplies 400 franchised stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
7 Ahold USA Retail
Quincy, Mass.
Anders Moberg
president, CEO (Royal Ahold)
1048 22.6 (est.)
1/1/06

Note: Ahold USA Retail, the U.S. division of Amsterdam-based Ahold, encompasses 1,048 stores, including 365 Stop & Shop, 191 Giant Foods of Landover, Md., 133 Tops Markets and 123 Giant Foods of Carlisle, Pa., plus 236 gas stations. Ahold Retail sales of $22.6 billion represents approximately 55% of the U.S. total, estimated at $41.6 billion for 2005, with the balance coming from U.S. Foodservice. Ahold USA accounts for approximately 76% of the parent company's total sales (estimated at $53.9 billion for 2005).


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
8 Publix Super Markets
Lakeland, Fla.
Charles Jenkins Jr.
CEO
875 20.1 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
9 Supervalu
Minneapolis
Jeff Noddle
chairman, CEO
1553 19.9 (est.)
2/25/06

Note: Sales from 661 corporate stores, encompassing 237 supermarkets and 424 Save-A-Lots, account for 54% of annual revenues. The company also franchises 861 Save-A-Lots and 31 Cub Foods stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
10 Delhaize America
Salisbury, N.C.
Pierre Olivier-Beckers
CEO
1542 16.6 (actual)
12/31/05

Note: Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, encompasses 1,223 Food Lion stores, 145 Hannaford Bros. stores, 107 Kash 'n Karry and Sweetbay stores, and 67 Harvey's stores. Delhaize America accounts for approximately 67% of Delhaize Group's sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
11 C&S Wholesale Grocers
Keene, N.H.
Rick Cohen
chairman, CEO
0 15.2 (est.)
9/24/05

Note: C&S supplies products to nine Top 75 retailers (A&P, Ahold USA, BJ's, Big Y, Demoulas Market Basket, Pathmark, Safeway, Save Mart and Shaw's), and volume from those companies is reflected in the sales totals for C&S and for each of the retailers individually. C&S volume does not include retail sales from two C&S affiliates: GU Markets, which operates 30 former Grand Union locations, and Southern Family Markets, which encompasses 83 stores formerly operated by the Bruno's/Bi-Lo division of Ahold USA.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
12 7-Eleven
Dallas
Joe DePinto
president, CEO
5799 13.1 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Merchandise at 7-Eleven accounts for 65% of total sales and gasoline accounts for the other 35%. Excluding tobacco products, which account for approximately 29% of merchandise volume, sales from dairy, fresh foods, candy and snacks, beer and wine, beverages, food service and nonfoods account for 67.4% of the merchandise total. 7-Eleven operates 5,311 stores in the U.S. and 488 in Canada. All stores in Canada and 36% of those in the U.S. are corporate-owned, with the rest of the U.S. stores franchised. U.S. sales account for approximately 92% of the company's total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
13 Meijer Inc.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hank Meijer and Paul Boyer
co-CEO
171 12.5 (est.)
1/28/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
14 H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
San Antonio
Charles C. Butt
chairman, CEO
304 11.6 (est.)
10/31/05

Note: Store total includes 22 units in Mexico, which account for approximately 6% of sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
15 Sobeys
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Bill McEwan
president, CEO
1314 11.1 (est.) ($U.S.)
5/6/06

Note: Sobeys operates 513 corporate stores (encompassing 307 supermarkets, 146 convenience stores and 60 drug stores) and supplies 801 franchised stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
16 Wakefern Food Corp.
Elizabeth N.J.
Joseph S. Colalillo
chairman, CEO
49 9.10 (actual)
10/1/05

Note: Wakefern supplies products to three Top 75 companies ? Foodarama, Village Super Markets and Inserra Supermarkets ? and volume from those companies is reflected in the sales totals for Wakefern. Wakefern declined to indicate what percentage of total sales are done by its corporate stores (27 ShopRites and 22 PriceRites).


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
17 Winn-Dixie Stores
Jacksonville, Fla.
Peter Lynch
president, CEO
587 8.50 (est.)
6/27/06

Note: Winn-Dixie has been operating under Chapter 11 since February 2005. Since then it has closed or sold 326 stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
18 Dollar General Corp.
Goodlettsville, Tenn.
David Perdue
chairman, CEO
7821 8.20 (est.)
2/3/06

Note: Consumables, including groceries, fresh and refrigerated foods and HBC products, account for approximately 65% of total sales. Store base includes approximately 40 Dollar General Markets that feature perishables, which are not offered at Dollar General Stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
19 BJ's Wholesale Club
Natick, Mass.
Michael T. Wedge
president, CEO
161 8.00 (est.)
1/28/06

Note: Groceries, encompassing food and sundries, account for approximately 72.5% of BJ's total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
20 Metro
Montreal
Pierre Lessard
president, CEO
746 5.90 (actual) ($U.S.)
9/24/05

Note: Metro operates 356 corporate stores ? including 234 A&P stores acquired in August 2005 ? that account for 70% of total sales, and supplies 390 franchised stores, including 173 drug stores, in addition to independent customers.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
21 A&P
Montvale, N.J.
Eric Claus
president, CEO
427 5.80 (est.)
2/25/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
22 Giant Eagle
Pittsburgh
David Shapira
chairman, president, CEO
216 5.40 (est.)
6/30/06

Note: Volume encompasses sales from 138 corporate stores and sales to 78 franchised independent stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
23 Aldi
Batavia, Ill.
Charles Youngstrom
president
795 5.00 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Aldi is the U.S. subsidiary of Aldi Group Essen, Germany.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
24 Associated Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City, Kansas
Gary Phillips
president, CEO
75 5.00 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Corporate stores at Associated Wholesale Grocers account for 10.5% of total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
25 Hy-Vee Food Stores
West Des Moines, Iowa
Ric Jurgens
president, CEO
221 4.95 (actual)
10/2/05

Note: Hy-Vee operates 195 supermarkets and 26 drug stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
26 Whole Foods Market
Austin, Texas
John Mackey
chairman, CEO
175 4.70 (actual)
9/25/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
27 Nash Finch Co.
Minneapolis
Ron Marshall
CEO
80 4.70 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Ron Marshall has announced plans to step down as CEO in March 2006. Corporate stores at Nash Finch account for 16% of total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
28 Trader Joe's Co.
Monrovia, Calif.
Dan Bane
chairman, CEO
250 4.50 (est.)
6/25/05

Note: Trader Joe's is wholly owned by the Albrecht family of Germany.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
29 Wawa, Inc.
Wawa, Pa.
Howard Stoeckel
CEO
547 4.30 (est.)
12/25/05

Note: Merchandise and services account for an estimated 64% of Wawa's sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
30 Pathmark Stores
Carteret, N.J.
John Standley
CEO
143 4.05 (est.)
1/28/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
31 Bi-Lo/Bruno's
Greenville, S.C.
Dean Cohagan
president, CEO
342 4.00 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: The stores operated by Bi-Lo/Bruno's were part of Ahold USA until January, 2005, when they were sold to Lone Star Funds, Dallas, which retained all but 109 units that were sold to an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
32 Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester, N.Y.
Danny Wegman
CEO
69 3.80 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
33 Roundy's Supermarkets
Milwaukee, Wis.
Robert A. Mariano
chairman, CEO
135 3.60 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Corporate stores at Roundy's Supermarkets account for 90% of total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
34 Stater Bros. Markets
Colton, Calif.
Jack Brown
chairman, CEO
162 3.40 (actual)
9/25/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
35 Raley's Supermarkets
Sacramento, Calif.
William Coyne
president, CEO
137 3.30 (est.)
6/24/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
36 Unified Western Grocers
Los Angeles
Al Plamann
president, CEO
0 2.90 (actual)
10/1/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
37 Price Chopper
Schenectady, N.Y.
Neil Golub
president, CEO
115 2.90 (est.)
4/30/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
38 Houchens Industries
Bowling Green, Ky.
Jimmy Gipson
chairman, president, CEO
367 2.70 (est.)
10/1/05

Note: Houchens operates 146 supermarkets under several banners (Houchens, Food Giant, IGA, IGA Crossroads, Piggly Wiggly and Mad Butcher) and 221 Save-A-Lot units; the company declined to indicate what percentage of total sales the corporate stores account for. Houchens also operates 42 convenience stores and is involved in several other businesses, including warehousing, construction, recycling, insurance and tobacco.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
39 Overwaitea Food Group
Langley, British Columbia
Steve van der Leest
president
106 2.70 (est.) ($U.S.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
40 Harris Teeter
Matthews, N.C.
Fred Morganthall
president
145 2.60 (actual)
10/2/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
41 Save Mart Supermarkets
Modesto, Calif.
Robert M. Piccinini
chairman, CEO
125 2.50 (est.)
12/25/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
42 Alex Lee, Inc.
Hickory, N.C.
Boyd George
chairman, CEO
107 2.50 (actual)
10/1/05

Note: Sales at Alex Lee, Inc., include $1.2 billion from Lowes Food Stores, Winston-Salem, N.C.; $1.6 billion from Merchants Distributors, Inc., Hickory, N.C., a wholesaler (approximately 46% of whose sales go to Lowes), and $476 million from Institution Food House,Hickory, N.C., a foodservice distributor.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
43 Winco Foods
Boise, Idaho
William D. Long
chairman, CEO
50 2.50 (est.)
4/1/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
44 United Natural Foods
Dayville, Conn.
Michael F. Funk
president, CEO
12 2.30 (est.)
7/29/06

Note: Corporate stores account for 2% of United Natural's total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
45 Ingles Markets
Black Mountain, N.C.
Robert P. Ingle 2nd
chairman
197 2.30 (actual)
9/24/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
46 Weis Markets
Sunbury, Pa.
Rich Norman
president, CEO
158 2.20 (est.)
12/28/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
47 Schnuck Markets
St. Louis
Scott Schnuck
president, CEO
102 2.20 (est.)
9/24/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
48 Spartan Stores
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Craig Sturken
chairman, president, CEO
73 2.10 (est.)
3/25/06

Note: Corporate stores, encompassing 54 supermarkets and 19 deep-discount drug stores, account for 43% of total sales. The pending acquisition of 20 D&W Food Centers could add another $200 million to Spartan's total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
49 Smart & Final
Los Angeles
Etienne P. Snollaerts
president, CEO
250 2.10 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Smart & Final operates 199 warehouse stores and 51 cash-and-carry stores.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
50 Demoulas Market Basket
Tewksbury, Mass.
William J. Shea
chairman
59 2.10 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
51 Brookshire Grocery Co.
Tyler, Texas
Bruce Brookshire
chairman
161 2.00 (est.)
9/30/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
52 Bashas'
Chandler, Ariz.
Eddie N. Basha Jr.
chairman, CEO
154 2.00 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
53 Grocers Supply Co.
Houston
Max Levit
president, CEO
52 1.90 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Grocers Supply Co. declined to pinpoint what percentage of total sales its corporate stores account for.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
54 Marsh Supermarkets
Indianapolis
Don E. Marsh
chairman, CEO
279 1.80 (est.)
4/1/06

Note: Marsh operates 112 supermarkets and 167 convenience stores. It also operates foodservice and catering companies and a floral business.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
55 Associated Food Stores
Salt Lake City
Rich Parkinson
president, CEO
23 1.50 (est.)
3/25/06

Note: Corporate stores at Associated Food Stores account for 32% of total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
56 Penn Traffic Co.
Syracuse, N.Y.
Robert Chapman
president, CEO
108 1.40 (est.)
1/28/06

Note: Penn Traffic also serves as a wholesaler to 78 licensed franchisees and 40 independent operators.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
57 K-VA-T Food Stores
Abingdon, Va.
Steve Smith
president, CEO
93 1.40 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
58 Kum & Go
West Des Moines, Iowa
Kyle Krause
president, CEO
430 1.40 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Consumables account for approximately 50% of Kum & Go's sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
59 Foodarama
Freehold, N.J.
Richard Saker
president, CEO
26 1.20 (est.)
10/29/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
60 Wild Oats Markets
Boulder, Colo.
Perry Odak
president, CEO
113 1.20 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
61 Purity Wholesale Grocers
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sal Ricciardi
president, CEO
0 1.20 (est.)
6/30/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
62 Big Y Foods
Springfield, Mass.
Donald D'Amour
chairman, CEO
54 1.20 (actual)
7/3/05

Note: Big Y operates 52 conventional supermarkets and two fine wine, liquor and gourmet food stores under the banners Table & Vine and Town & Country.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
63 White Rose Foods
Carteret, N.J.
Stephen Bokser
president, CEO
0 1.20 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: White Rose is a division of DiGiorgio Corp.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
64 Asssociated Wholesalers, Inc.
Robesonia, Pa.
J. Chris Michael
president, CEO
8 1.20 (est.)
7/31/06

Note: Corporate stores at AWI account for 7% of total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
65 Affiliated Foods
Amarillo, Texas
George Lankford
president, CEO
0 1.13 (actual)
10/1/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
66 United Supermarkets
Lubbock, Texas
Gannt & Matt Bumstead
co-presidents
47 1.10 (est.)
1/28/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
67 Bozzuto's
Cheshire, Conn.
Michael Bozzuto
chairman, president
8 1.10 (actual)
9/24/05

Note: Corporate stores at Bozzuto's account for 1.5% of total sales.


Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
68 Central Grocers, Inc.
Franklin Park, Ill.
Joe Caccamo
EVP, general manager
28 1.10 (actual)
7/31/05

Note: Corporate stores account for approximately 47% of total sales.


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Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
69 Associated Grocers
Seattle
John Runyan
president, CEO
2 1.05 (actual)
9/30/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
70 Affiliated Foods Midwest
Norfolk, Neb.
Martin Arter
president
0 1.05 (est.)
6/24/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
71 Village Super Market
Springfield, N.J.
James Sumas
chairman
23 1.00 (est.)
7/29/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
72 Inserra Supermarkets
Springfield, N.J.
Lawrence R. Inserra Jr.
chairman, CEO
22 1.00 (est.)
12/31/05

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
73 Brookshire Bros.
Lufkin, Texas
Jack Gabriel, Donny Johnson & Jerry Johnson
executive committee
72 0.95 (est.)
4/29/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
74 Minyard Food Stores
Coppell, Texas
Ron Johnson
president, CEO
68 0.88 (est.)
6/30/06

Rank Company Top Executive Corporate/Franchise
Stores
Sales in $ Billions
Date Fiscal Year Ends
75 Haggen, Inc.
Bellingham, Wash.
Dale C. Henley
president, CEO
33 0.85 (est.)
12/31/05

Note: Haggen operates 32 supermarkets and one free-standing pharmacy.