Yucaipa Cos.
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Yucaipa Cos. is a holding company founded in 1986 by Ronald Burkle and based in Los Angeles that invests in supermarket and grocery chains. Former US President Bill Clinton, a close friend of Burkle's, is an advisor to the company.
- 1987: Food 4 Less grocery franchise of Kansas City acquired for $35 million
- 1989: Boys Markets acquired for $375 million
- 1991: Alpha Beta California supermarket chain acquired for $271 million
- 1994: Smitty's Phoenix-based supermarket operator acquired for $138 million
- 1994: Ralphs Grocery Co. Southern California supermarket chain acquired for $1.5 billion
- 1997: Ralphs/Food 4 Less merged with Fred Meyer
- 1998: Fred Meyer sold to Kroger for $8 billion
- 1997: Ralphs/Food 4 Less merged with Fred Meyer
- 1995: Dominick's Chicago grocery store chain acquired for $750 million
- 1998: Dominick's sold for $1.85 billion to Safeway
- 1999: invests $3 million in GameSpy
