tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post4527876647060834809..comments2024-03-28T03:22:39.407-04:00Comments on Albertsons Florida Blog: Former Albertsons #4362 - Port St. Lucie, FL (US 1)Albertsons Florida Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-18286838534683791332017-08-23T12:07:12.582-04:002017-08-23T12:07:12.582-04:00That makes sense. I've heard of that first str...That makes sense. I've heard of that first strategy from people who rent houses, who make corporations to own the houses they rent in case a tenant tries to sue for some reason. It makes a lot of sense to do that in the business world.<br /><br />I never thought of that second reason, but again, that does make sense to want to do that too in order for the owners to keep some control of their affiliations and agreements, and makes it easier if one store out of the group wants to do something different.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-38471791623255331392017-08-20T10:21:02.047-04:002017-08-20T10:21:02.047-04:00If the locations used the same circular, they were...If the locations used the same circular, they were probably the same owners. Generally independent supermarket owners will create a separate corporate entity for each of their locations. One common corporate strategy is to call each company "[Address] Meat & Produce Corporation", like 47179 Lyons Meat & Produce Inc, which runs a Superfresh at 471-79 Lyons Ave in Irvington, NJ.<br /><br />There are a few reasons for this. First, it separates the operations of each store into separate entities. So, if someone brings a lawsuit against St. Lucie Food Corp., they cannot legally reach the assets or management of Ramirez Food Corp., even if the people behind the organizations are exactly the same.<br /><br />Another possible reason for this would be to facilitate selling the store - employees of the store are then employees of St. Lucie Food Corp, no matter what person or people own the business. Assets are then connected to the store, not the owners, as are distribution contracts, union contracts, and so on.<br /><br />One other reason that it's common to do this is that it allows for easier switching of cooperatives and/or banners. Let's say both of these stores were run by Ramirez Food Corp., but the owner decided to switch this one to an IGA. Krasdale Foods, the cooperative behind Bravo, might not allow a single member corporation to operate other store(s) with other cooperatives (like IGA). However, if Ramirez Food Corp only owned the one location and a separate corporate entity owned the other, Ramirez and St. Lucie are BOTH members of Krasdale, and if St. Lucie wanted to split off, they are allowed to do so. Even if the same people run the stores, they are separate corporations and Krasdale could not touch St. Lucie after it splits off.<br /><br />Hopefully that makes sense...supermarket_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981021586477207157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-45469379009090247792017-08-05T10:45:50.433-04:002017-08-05T10:45:50.433-04:00You're welcome! The Bravo that was located her...You're welcome! The Bravo that was located here was owned by "St. Lucie Food Corp.", and the Bravo on the other side of town is owned by "Ramirez Food Corp." When both locations were open, they would run off of the same circular, so I don't know if those two owners were related somehow.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-68267061516224280862017-08-03T10:54:05.619-04:002017-08-03T10:54:05.619-04:00Any chance the owner was Esmail Mobarak? http://ww...Any chance the owner was Esmail Mobarak? http://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/foodtown-heading-florida Or maybe Ajay Dhawan? http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-07-10/business/0607070462_1_winn-dixie-foodtown-store<br /><br />Thanks for the additional info about Freshco, Bravo, and Foodtown!supermarket_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981021586477207157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-86742047015330938062017-07-19T14:56:10.906-04:002017-07-19T14:56:10.906-04:00Ah, thanks for that clarification! Freshco came an...Ah, thanks for that clarification! Freshco came and went rather fast down here. On the other side of town from this store is a Bravo in an old Food Lion, which started out as a Bravo before being rebranded Freshco and then switched back to Bravo shortly after. That store (last I know) still has the specially designed interior Freshco installed when they took over that store.<br /><br />I don't recall off the top of my head the name of the person who runs the Foodtown stores in Florida, but they were run by a man who had a few other Foodtown stores up in New York at the time when he bought the Florida stores. I don't know who supplies them though, as I haven't been to one of them to see. Prior to using ShurFine and Bravo brands, the Florida Bravo stores used SuperValu's now discontinued Flavorite brand for a short time, which could have extended back to the Freshco days as well, but I don't remember exactly what brand Freshco used.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-5856050946495718922017-07-16T19:28:00.659-04:002017-07-16T19:28:00.659-04:00Hey AFB, I might be able to explain the Bravo/Fres...Hey AFB, I might be able to explain the Bravo/Freshco thing. Both are stores run by companies based up here in my area, around New York City. Bravo Supermarkets is a group of stores run by Krasdale Foods (White Plains, NY-based), which has Bravo, C-Town, and other stores in the NYC area. On the other hand, Freshco is run through Allegiance Retail Services, another grocery cooperative that runs Foodtown stores, among others. There are lots of Bravos in my area - you can see the store locator at bravosupermarkets.com. There is at this time only one Freshco Supermarket in business, owned by the Estevez family in West New York, NJ, and you can see the website at foodtownny.com.<br /><br />I'm assuming the Foodtown stores in Florida are also run through Allegiance Retail, based in Woodbridge, NJ. Florida also has a few Price Choice Supermarkets, and although the Price Choice stores here in NYC are run through Krasdale, the stores in FL seem to be with IGA instead.<br /><br />From a consumer's point of view, I think Bravo and Freshco are quite similar - the ones up here are anyway. If I remember correctly, Bravo in FL uses the Bravo and Shurfine storebrands, while Bravo in NYC-area uses the Krasdale brand. Foodtown and Freshco in NYC-area use the Foodtown brand, but I don't know what brand(s) the FL stores use or used.supermarket_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981021586477207157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-66920891627077172322016-08-15T15:28:28.619-04:002016-08-15T15:28:28.619-04:00Exactly! At least adding the little peak to match ...Exactly! At least adding the little peak to match dd's side would have been an improvement.Albertsons Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350708223049245195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628100700550321985.post-25433593135523512362016-08-15T04:07:25.640-04:002016-08-15T04:07:25.640-04:00Save A Lot should have done more to their side so ...Save A Lot should have done more to their side so it could look somewhat cohesive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com