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Fairplay Finer Foods operates 6 stores in Illinois.  The company is a member of Certified Grocers Midwest.

Fairway Markets operates 4 stores in New York.

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1932 - George Darrenkamp & Sons was founded in Lancaster, PA.
1998 - Derrenkamp's acquired Willow Valley Market.
2003 - The Family Owned Markets concept began as a joint advertising coalition of family owned supermarkets in the
          Lancaster, PA area.
2008 - Eight locally owned supermarket companies are members of Family Owned Markets:  Foodland, Darrenkamp's Markets,
          Kennie's Markets, Musser's Markets,Oregon Dairy Farm Market, John Herr's Village Market, and Yoder's Country Market.
 

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Ferrara operates several supermarkets in Louisiana.

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		2005 - New Orleans, LA - Damaged by Hurricane Katrina	2005 - New Orleans, LA - Damaged by Hurricane Katrina

1996 - Ben Bequer and his family founded Fiesta Mexicana Market in Anaheim, CA.
1999 - The company opened its third store in San Bernardino, CA.
2000 - The company opened its distribution warehouse in Fontana, CA and opened its fourth store in Highland Park, CA.
2001 - Fiesta sold its Highland Park store.
2008 - The company operates 10 supermarkets in California under the Fiesta Foods Warehouse banner.
 

1976 - Fine Fare Supermarkets is founded in New York as a banner for independently owned supermarkets.
1980's - There are over 40 independently owned Fine Fare Supermarkets.
2006 - Over 50 Fine Fare Supermarkets operate in NY, NJ and PA.

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	Source: Fine Fare
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"It's Fresher At Fishers!"

1907 - Fisher Bros. Co. was founded in Cleveland, OH by three brothers.
1909 - Fisher Bros. operated 7 stores.
1916 - Fisher Bros. operated 48 stores and introduced a "cash and carry" system.
1923 - Charles Rini & Sons was founded in Cleveland, OH.
1928 - With 323 stores located in northern Ohio, Fisher Bros. sales reach $ 18 million.
1937 - Fisher Bros. introduced its self service Master Market format.
1939 - Fisher Bros. operated over 300 stores.
1948 - Charles Rini & Sons joins with other Cleveland-area grocers to form Food Town, a voluntary association.
1952 - Food Town acquired the Edwards Food Stores voluntary chain.
1957 - Brothers Martin, Anthony and Michael, founded Rini Supermarkets Inc.
1957 - American Seaway Foods is formed as a wholesale grocer through the combination of  Eagle Wholesale, Economy
          Wholesale,  J.F. Sanson and the David Lombardi Co.
1959 - Pick-N-Pay acquired Food Town.
1961 - Fisher Bros. changed its name to Fisher Foods.
1968 - Fisher Foods in the Midwest and California including Illinois-based Dominick's Finer Foods.
1972 - Fisher Foods acquired the 46-store Shopping Bag chain.
1975 - Fisher Foods operated 197 stores in Ohio, Illinois, and California.
1978 . Fisher Foods sold its 46 California stores to Albertsons.
1979 - Fisher Foods launched its grocery warehouse stores format in Ohio.
1980 - Fisher Foods sold 6 Fazio's in Columbus to Ohio-based Seaway Food Town.
1981 - Dominick DiMatteo bought the 71 store Dominick's Finer Foods chain back from Fisher Foods leaving Fisher with
          57 supermarkets in Ohio, a commercial bakery in Columbus, a doughnut plant in Cincinnati, an ice cream plant, a
          distribution center, a fruit basket company, a meat commissary, and a produce warehouse.
1982 - Fisher Foods operated 47 supermarkets in Northeast Ohio.
1984 - American Financial Corp. acquired 35% of Fisher Foods.
1986 - Fisher Foods opened 6 Carl's Superstores and 2 Jay discount drugstores.
1987 - 5300 Ricmond Road Corp., a joint venture of American Seaway Foods, Rego's Stop-N-Shop (11 stores), and Rini's
          Stop-N-Shop (10 stores), acquired American Financial's stake in Fisher Foods.
1988 - Riser Foods is formed as a holding company through the combination of Fisher Foods, Rini Stop-N-Shop,
          Rego Stop-N-Shop and American Seaway Foods.  The new combined company operated 53 stores: Fazio's (1 store),
          Rini's Stop-N-Shops (11 stores), Rego's Stop-N-Shops (10 stores), Rini-Rego Stop-N-Shops (18 stores), Carl's Superstores
          (11 stores), Food Center Supermarket (1 store), and Supersavers discount drugstore (1 store).
1997 - Pennsylvania-based Giant Eagle acquired Riser Foods.

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Fazio's Food Emporium	Fazio's	1954 Fazio's Ad	Fazio's Button	Fisher Foods
Fisher Foods	Fisher Foods Master Markets	Fisher Bros. - 1920's Cleveland, OH -Source: Ohio Grocer	1962 - Fisher Foods - Lakewood, OH - Source: Cleveland Press	Stop-N-Shop
Stop-N-Shop	1957 Stop-N-Shop Ad	Stop-N-Shop Matchbooks	Jay Discount Drug	1972 - Jay Discount Drug Ad - Source: Ohio Grocery

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		2008 - Las Vegas, NV - Source: Carl Cestaro

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