1956 - Met Foods is
founded in New York as a banner for independent grocers.
1966 - Pioneer Supermarkets is founded in New York as a banner for
independent grocers.
Met Foods is purchased by
White Rose Foods, a division of the DiGiorgio Corp.
Pioneer Supermarkets is
purchased by White Rose Foods, a division of DiGIorgio Corp.
2006 - Met Foods celebrates its 50th anniversary with 80
independently owned Met Foods store in New York and New Jersey.
2006 - There are over 50 independently owned Pioneer Supermarkets
operating in New York.
MET FOODMARKETS
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1970's
Brooklyn, NY - Located in the former Utica Theater Building which was built in the 1920's.
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY (Old logo on sign)
Jackson Heights, NY
Source: Met Foods
Bronx, NY
New Hyde Park, NY
Jamaica, NY
Jamaica, NY
Source: Met Foods
PIONEER SUPERMARKETS
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Source: Pioneer Supermarkets
Built in the 1920's, the Roosevelt Theater in Harlem, NY is now a Pioneer Supermarket.