Roche Bros.
 Roche Bros. in West Roxbury, Massachusetts | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1952 in Roslindale, Massachusetts |
| Founder | Pat and Bud Roche |
| Headquarters | Wellesley, Massachusetts |
Key people |
Ed Roche and Rick Roche, owners Gary Pfeil, President Bob Tassone, Controller [1] |
| Products | Groceries, Prepared Foods, Beer and Wine (select stores only) |
| Revenue | $389 million [1] |
Number of employees | 4,600[2] |
| Website |
rochebros |
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. is a chain of supermarkets based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The company's stores are primarily located in the Boston Metro Area. Roche Bros. also operates the supermarket chain Sudbury Farms.
A third banner, Brothers Marketplace, primarily the next-generation concept of the brothers Ed and Rick Roche, has two locations both opened in 2014. The first one was opened in Weston, Massachusetts and a second in Medfield, Massachusetts.[2][3][4]
History
Pat and Bud Roche opened their first store in Roslindale, Massachusetts in 1952 as a meat and produce shop. The store expanded to include groceries in 1957.[5]
As of May 2013, the chain had 15 Roche Bros. and three Sudbury Farms locations.[6]
On April 29, 2015, an additional store opened in Boston's Downtown Crossing in the space formerly occupied by the original Filene's Basement.[7][8]
Locations
Roche Bros currently has 19 locations.
Roche Bros.
- Acton, Boston, Bridgewater, Burlington, Easton, Marshfield, Mashpee, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norton, Quincy, Wellesley, Westborough, West Roxbury, Westwood
Sudbury Farms
- Needham, Sudbury
Brothers Marketplace
- Weston, Medfield
References
- 1 2 "Roche Bros. Company Information", Hoover's
- 1 2 "Brothers Marketplace to Open in Medfield, Mass.", The Providence Journal, July 23, 2014
- ↑ Reiss, Jaclyn, "Omni's exit makes way for new arrival", The Boston Globe, May 22, 2014
- ↑ Roche Bros releases some details on new small-format banner Food Dive, November 18, 2013
- ↑ "Roche Bros. - Company Information". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ Roche Bros. locations - website
- ↑ Leung, Shirley, "With new openings, Downtown Crossing to take on European flair", The Boston Globe, April 29, 2014
- ↑ Convey, Eric, "Scenes from opening day: Roche Bros. opens in Downtown Crossing (BBJ photo gallery)", Boston Business Journal, April 29, 2015