Wegmans Food Markets

Wegmans is Ranked #3 on Fortune magazine’s 2020 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The company has been on the list of Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® since 1998 and is one of only 12 companies that has made it on the list for the last 20 consecutive years.

The company currently employs approximately 100 CIA alumni. A Wegmans spokesperson says, “We don’t want people who just cook. We want people who have a driving passion for food."

Wegmans is a regional supermarket chain with 101 stores: 47 in New York, 18 in Pennsylvania, 9 in New Jersey, 12 in Virginia, 8 in Maryland, 6 in Massachusetts, and 1 in North Carolina. It is one of the largest private companies in the U.S.:

• 50,000 employees
• Annual sales in 2019 of $9.7 billion
• 28th on the 2019 Supermarket News list of the Top 75 Supermarkets based on sales volume

Wegmans is a family-owned company, founded in 1916, headquartered in Rochester, NY. Danny Wegman is chairman of the board, and his two daughters hold prominent positions. Colleen Wegman is president and CEO, and Nicole Wegman is senior vice president. Robert Wegman, Danny’s father, was chairman until his death in April 2006.

Our Founders:
Brothers Walter and John Wegman (Robert Wegman’s father and uncle) learned the food business by working in their parents’ store in Rochester. John peddled fresh produce from a pushcart, and in 1916, he opened the Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Company, which marks the beginning of Wegmans Food Markets. Walter joined him a year later. Robert Wegman assumed leadership of the company in 1950, guiding it until his death in 2006.

Distinctions:

• Ranked #3 on Fortune magazine’s 2020 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Wegmans has been on the list every year since it first ran in 1998, and in 2005, ranked #1.
• Wegmans raises the bar on the shopping experience: the best quality; a spectacular abundance of choice; restaurant-quality prepared foods; beautiful stores and displays; and a nearly telepathic level of customer service.
• Exceptional levels of charitable donations focused on programs that reduce hunger; help young people succeed; promote healthy eating and activity; strengthen neighborhoods; and support United Way initiatives. Last year, Wegmans donated about 14.5 million pounds of food to local food banks and programs that feed the hungry.
• Strong employee benefit programs, including an employee scholarship program that provides $4.5 million in tuition assistance to employees each year. Wegmans has awarded $115 million in scholarships to more than 36,500 employees since this program began in 1984.

In the same way that we promote healthy people and communities, Wegmans understands the importance of a healthy environment. Through our sustainability efforts, we’re doing our part to create a cleaner world around us. We recently announced our plans to reduce the use of plastic items, like packaging materials and straws, by 2 million pounds in 2019. Our ultimate goal is a reduction of 10 million pounds by 2024. Through changes like swapping out single-use plastic straws and drink stir sticks to alternatives within our corporate offices, we’re making small changes that will have a big impact. And through our Zero Waste program, we’ve partnered with Rubicon Global, the leader in sustainable, cloud-based waste and recycling solutions to reduce waste within our stores.

We understand that in order to best serve our customers we need to best serve our employees. And with our awesome company perks that have made us one of Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work For for 22 years straight we know what were doing. See for yourself by joining us today #BeWegmansHappy #WegmansJobs httpsjobs.wegmans.com

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