Bristol Farms

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Bristol Farms
Type	Grocery
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Rolling Hills, California
Industry	Retail
Products	Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor
Parent	Supervalu, Inc.
Website	http://www.bristolfarms.com/

Bristol Farms is a grocery store chain that markets itself as being "upscale", with thirteen stores located mainly in the Southern California market. Formerly a subsidiary of Albertsons, Bristol Farms is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, Inc.

[edit] History

Bristol Farms opened its first store in Rolling Hills Estates, California. Bristol Farms has been adding stores through Southern California. In June 1999, they acquired a famous landmark Chalet Gourmet in Hollywood, California.

In 2004, Bristol Farms was purchased by Albertsons. Under the management by Albertsons, it has been adding more stores throughout California including purchase of Lazy Acres in Santa Barbara.

On June 2, 2006, the parent company, Albertsons, was purchased by investers led by Cerberus Capital Management, and Bristol Farms became a subsidiary of Supervalu, Inc.