Associated Supermarkets
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Grocery Retail |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 250+ |
Area served | Eastern United States |
Key people | Joe Garcia (Co-CEO & Co-President), Zulema Wiscovitch (Co-CEO & Co-President) |
| Divisions | Associated Supermarkets, Compare Foods, Met Foods and Pioneer Supermarkets |
| Website | http://shopassociated.com |
Associated Foods Holdings, also referred to as Associated Food Stores, Associated Supermarkets or Associated, is the largest group of independently operated supermarkets based in the New York metropolitan area. Associated Supermarkets provide services to a network of approximately 250 independent grocery retail stores, many located in New York City.
The company also has stores on Long Island, in Upstate New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Associated is a banner of Associated Supermarket Group (ASG). Other banners include Associated Fresh, Compare, Compare Fresh, Met Foods, Met Fresh, Metropolitan City Market, and Pioneer.
Both Associated and Compare banners are known to cater to multicultural demographics. Associated and all sister banner stores carry mainstream, ethnic, natural, and organic products and its private label Avenue A.