Industry | Food and general merchandise wholesaler |
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Fate | Acquired by Unified Western Grocers, to form Unified Grocers |
Founded | Seattle, Washington (1934) |
Headquarters | Seattle, Washington Renton, Washington Clackamas, Oregon Tukwila, Washington |
Key people | Ron Brake, Chairman John S. Runyan, President and CEO |
Products | Groceries and general merchandise |
Revenue | $900 Mil (sales) |
Employees | 780 |
Associated Grocers was a retailers' cooperative that distributed full lines of groceries and general merchandise. Founded in 1934, it also provided retail services to independent groceries in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. Based in Seattle, it had over 300 members before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers on September 30, 2007.