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Media Center:
Raley's Fact Sheet
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1935 |
Thomas P. Raley opens his first Raley's Market in Placerville, CA. He levels an empty lot next door, then advertises his store as "the nation's first drive-in market." |
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1942 |
The Placerville store is destroyed by fire. Tom Raley opens stores in Sacramento, CA. |
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1947 |
Tom Raley opens nation's first self-service meat counter stocked with pre-packaged meat. |
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1973 |
Tom Raley "tears down the walls" between supermarkets and drug stores, creating his first "Superstore." |
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1973 |
Raley's acquires Eagle Thrifty chain in Nevada. |
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1981 |
Mid-Valley Dairy, a fluid milk-processing plant, opens in Fairfield, CA as a joint venture between the Raley's, Bel Air and Save Mart chains. |
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1984 |
Raley's headquarters opens in West Sacramento, CA. |
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1985 |
Joyce Raley Teel, Tom Raley's only child, officially joins Raley's organization as Director of Community Relations. |
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1986 |
Food For Families, a non-profit organization, is established to help feed the hungry. |
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1988 |
Mid-Valley Dairy opens second operation in Turlock, CA to process ice cream and yogurt. |
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1989 |
Ozark Trucking, a family-owned subsidiary of Raley's, is established. |
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1989 |
Super Store Industries (SSI) is established in Stockton, CA to manage distribution of dry groceries, frozen foods and dairy products. |
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1991 |
Joyce Raley Teel and her husband, James E. Teel, become Co-Chairmen of Raley's Board of Directors. |
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1991 |
WestPac, a dry grocery distribution center, opens in Lathrop, CA, a joint venture with Raley's, Bel Air Markets and Save Mart. |
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1991 |
December 27, Tom Raley dies. Joyce Raley Teel becomes Raley’s sole owner. |
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1992 |
Raley's purchases the Bel Air chain. |
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1992 |
Raley's opens a Distribution Center in North Natomas. |
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1994 |
The first Food Source, a warehouse-format store, opens in Folsom, CA. |
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1997 |
Raley's launches the first fleet of Liquefied Natural Gas-powered trucks in the nation. |
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1998 |
Raley's purchases the Nob Hill Foods chain. |
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2003 |
The Raley's store in Benicia, CA is the first to offer e-cart, Raley's exclusive online shopping service.
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2004 |
Raley's opens its first Aisle 1, a full-service fuel station, in Galt, CA. |
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2008 |
Raley's becomes the first retailer in California to use new truck filter system and operate the cleanest burning Class 8 Diesel Truck Fleet in the world used in day to day operation. |
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2009 |
Raley's is the first and only retailer in California – and just second in the nation – to achieve the highest honor from the U.S. EPA's GreenChill Partnership. Gold-Level Certification recognizes retailers for innovative green refrigeration technology.
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Corporate Information:
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Joyce Raley Teel is sole owner of Raley's.
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Jim and Joyce Raley Teel are Co-Chairmen of Raley's Board of Directors.
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Michael Teel, grandson of Raley's founder, Tom Raley, leads the chain as President & CEO.
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Joyce Raley Teel is named fifth in nation among women business owners by Working Woman and Forbes magazines.
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Raley's corporate office is located in West Sacramento, CA.
Company Information:
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Raley's is voted Number One supermarket chain in the nation by readers of a leading national consumer magazine three consecutive times – in 1997, 2000 and 2003 – and in 2009 ranked among the top four.
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Raley's ranks Number One in the Sacramento Business Journal's list of Corporate Philanthropy - Direct Giving for three consecutive years, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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Raley's is the eleventh largest private company in California, according to the November 2008 issue of Forbes magazine, and it is listed as the nation's 27th largest among all supermarket chains in the May 2008 issue of Progressive Grocer magazine.
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Raley's annual revenue is $3.1 billion.
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Raley's owns and operates 132 stores: 81 Raley's; 21 Bel Air Markets; 22 Nob Hill Foods supermarkets and 8 Food Source stores.
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Raley's owns 116 stores in California and 16 in Northern Nevada.
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Bel Air Markets are located in the greater Sacramento area.
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Nob Hill Foods stores are located in the California Central Coast and Bay Area.
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Food Source stores are located in Hayward, CA, the Sacramento area, and Northern Nevada.
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Raley's is known nationally for pioneering the NutriClean program, which tests for pesticide levels in produce. The program is known as AgriCheck.
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Raley's is the first grocery chain in the nation to establish a comprehensive program of food safety and sanitation practices storewide.
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Raley's supports California and Nevada State Parks through its NickelAid program. When customers reuse a bag at any of our stores, Raley's will donate 5 cents per bag ($100,000 annually) to benefit state parks.
Employee Information:
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With about 13,300 employees, Raley's is the largest family-owned company in the greater Sacramento region.
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Raley's pays top wages in the industry and offers outstanding benefits.
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The average number of employees per store, full-time and part-time: 100.
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