Family owned since 1916

1 What we believe whatAt Wegmans, we believewe that good believe people, working toward a common goal, can accomplish anything they set out to do.

In this spirit, we set our goal to be the very best at serving the needs of our customers. Every action we take should be made with our customers in mind.

We also believe that we can achieve our goal only if we fulfill the needs of our own people.

To our Customers and our People we pledge continuous improvement, and we make the commitment: “Every day you get our best!”

3 4 A century of innovation The story began in 1916, when brothers John and Walter Wegman became fresh produce pushcart peddlers. In 1930, the two brothers made national headlines when they opened a 20,000 square foot store—gigantic by standards of the day—with eye-popping innovations like vaporized water spray to keep produce crisp and a cafeteria that seated 300.

In 1950, Robert Wegman, Walter’s son, became president and laid the foundation for Wegmans to be not only a great place to shop, but also a great place to work.

Today, Robert’s son Danny Wegman, and Danny’s daughters Colleen and Nicole, lead the company.

Wegmans’ big, bright, and beautiful stores offer a shopping experience that customers adore; they rave about the open-air market ambiance, the selection of foods, and the award-winning service. They even like their Wegmans so much they show it off as a tourist attraction, a fun outing for visiting family and friends who don’t live near a Wegmans.

This book shares more about the journey that took Wegmans from its beginnings to a company with over 48,000 employees who serve millions of customers at 96 stores (and still growing) in six states.

Wegmans Fairport front end, 1958.

Left: Grand-opening excitement at Fredericksburg, VA store, 2009. 5 FamilyFamily Robert Wegman graduated from high school in 1937. After the death of his father, he started working full time in the family business. He spent the next ten years learning supermarket operations. Following college graduation and a three-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, he became a store manager in 1947 at the age of 29. When his uncle died in 1950, Robert Wegman became president of the company at the age of 31.

When he took the helm, Robert Left to right: Nicole, Danny, and Colleen Wegman. Wegman decided his goal was to build Robert Wegman became chairman of the finest supermarket his company in 1969, and in 1976, his chain in the land—even son Danny followed him as president. if that meant Wegmans Eventually Danny’s two daughters, Colleen wouldn’t be the fastest-growing and Nicole Wegman, joined the company. company. One of the first things Robert Wegman named Colleen president he did was to raise all salaries. He in 2005 and Danny CEO. believed that if a company wants its employees to care about customers, then the company has to care about the employees’ needs.

1916 1937 1964 1967 1989 John Wegman opens Robert Wegman joins Danny Wegman joins Robert Wegman writes Nicole Wegman joins the Rochester Fruit & the company. Becomes the company. Becomes the “I am a Merchant” the company. Becomes Vegetable Company. He president in 1950, president in 1976, CEO speech, which becomes VP in 2008, Sr. VP in 2012. is joined by his brother chairman in 1969. in 2005, and chairman the framework for his Walter a year later. in 2017. company’s success.

6 This is the culmination Òof my whole life’s work. –Robert WegmanÓ On ranking #1 on FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.

In March 2017, Colleen Wegman was named president and CEO; Danny Wegman became chairman. “What I’ve been happy about is I’ve never paid attention to a title. I’ve been fortunate because I’ve grown up in the business and it’s never been important what role anybody plays. It’s been everybody’s role to contribute the best we can every day,” said Colleen.

At the beginning of Robert Wegman’s presidency, Wegmans Food Markets had been the underdog, fighting for market share against A&P, Loblaws, and Star Markets on its home turf in Never think about Rochester, NY. By the end of the Òyourself; always 1960s, the company had become the clear hometown favorite and help others. had begun a course of expansion –Robert WegmanÓ that continues to this day.

Robert Wegman presides over the 2005 celebration of Wegmans top ranking on FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list.

1991 1997 2006 2013 2016 Colleen Wegman joins On April 1, After Robert Wegman’s The Grocery Now led by the third and the company. Becomes Robert B. Wegman death, leadership of the Manufacturers fourth generations of Sr. VP of Merchandising celebrates 60 years company is in the hands Association honors the Wegman family, the in 2002, President in of service to the of Danny, Colleen, and Danny Wegman with its company celebrates its 2005, then CEO in 2017. Wegmans organization. Nicole Wegman. highest honor, the Hall of centennial: 100 years of Achievement award. giving you our best.

7 OurOur People People Putting people first The Wegman family has always believed that great customer service can only be achieved if they first meet the needs of their employees. Pay, benefits, and career development opportunities at Wegmans outpace industry averages, and the employee turnover rate at the company is about half the average for the supermarket industry. But pay and benefits don’t tell the whole story. Learn & grow Wegmans offers many tools for building a good career. An employee scholarship program costs the company more than $5 million annually, and has awarded over $110 million in tuition assistance to more than 35,000 employees since it began in 1984. More than half of the men and women who are store or college. Many completed their training annually, with employees Employee excitement at a store opening. managers have worked with education with Wegmans’ help. averaging 65 hours of training and Wegmans since high school Wegmans invests over $50 million in development.

1953 1984 1990 2001 2003 Robert Wegman The Wegmans Wegmans establishes Danny Wegman writes Wegmans introduces raises all salaries and Employee Scholarship an Employee Assistance down the core values the Eat Well, Live Well announces broad Program is created. Program to provide foundational to the philosophy and various program of employee More than $110 million counseling and referral company, referred to as wellness programs for benefits, like health care in tuition assistance services for employees Who We Are. employees. and a retirement plan. has been awarded and their families. since it began.

8 We care about the well-being We respect and listen to and success of every person. our people. High standards are a way of life. We empower our people to We pursue excellence in make decisions that improve everything we do. their work and benefit our customers and our company. We make a difference in every community we serve.

I’m so glad I found Òanother family here at Wegmans. –Maria Ortiz-HernandezÓ incredible service since 2010

Free annual health screenings Employees love what they do. for employees.

2005 2008 2010 2015 2016 2017 Recognized as Wegmans introduces Wegmans Management Wegmans ranks #1 for Wegmans is Wegmans #1 on FORTUNE free employee Intern Program for college Corporate Reputation, “America’s Favorite introduces a suite magazine’s list health students celebrates 15 years. among the 100 “most- Supermarket” of financial health of the “100 Best screenings. 200 employees participate visible companies” says a Market resources for all Companies to Work each year, and many continue nationwide in the Force Information employees. For.” Wegmans has in operations, culinary, and Harris Poll Reputation nationwide been on the list merchandising management Quotient® study. consumer study. since 1998. programs. 9 OurOur Communities Communities Helping create healthier, better neighborhoods Wegmans is an industry leader in “good neighbor” involvement and charitable donations with a focus on reducing hunger, healthy eating and activity, helping young people, strengthening neighborhoods and the United Way. Check Out Wegmans stores raise millions of dollars to fight hunger and Hunger and donate millions of pounds of food to local food banks each other programs year. In 1987, Wegmans pioneered an award-winning work- like it raise scholarship approximately $3 million program for each year. youth in Rochester, NY, that helps at-risk students finish high school and develop the work skills they need for success as adults. Known as the Hillside Work-Scholarship Hillside Work-Scholarship Backpack programs provide healthy Connection, the program now Connection helps kids on weekend meals for low-income families. the path to success. has locations in other communities where Wegmans has stores.

1970s 1987 1997 2003 2005 Wegmans begins to Wegmans Work- Wegmans mini "store" Wegmans is named the Robert Wegman donate unsalable foods Scholarship Connection opens in The Strong “Most Family-Friendly donates $5 million to St. (that are still wholesome is formed to assist urban National Museum of Supermarket in America” John Fisher College in and good to eat) to local youth. The program later Play in Rochester. It by Child magazine. Rochester, NY, to open foods banks. becomes Hillside Work- becomes the most the Wegmans School of Scholarship Connection popular exhibit Pharmacy. and expands to more in the museum. communities. 10 Below: Stokoe Farms in Scottsville, NY honors Wegmans 100th Anniversary with a special corn maze.

Above: Families love the “mini-Wegmans” at Rochester, NY’s National Museum of Play. Right: The Little Grocery Store at the Childrens Museum of Richmond, in Virginia, inspires the next generation of creative problem solvers through play.

Right: Wegmans Wonderplace opens at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Left: Harrisburg, PA store employees at a United Way Wegmans fundraiser.

2008 2009 2015 2017 Wegmans U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wegmans Wonderplace Wegmans reaches milestone for annual Check Out removes tobacco from its Business Civic Leadership opens at the Smithsonian’s National Hunger scanning campaign—$35.5 million stores and is honored by the Center gives Wegmans the Museum of American History, raised for local food banks since starting in 1993. American Lung Association. Corporate Stewardship Award. supporting early childhood learning. Each year, Wegmans also donates more than 14 million lbs of food to food banks.

11 KnowledgeKnowledge Helping customers make great meals easy In 1934, Wegmans was already teaching menu planning for nutrition and economy, how to can foods, and how to make the most of a “good electric refrigerator.” By the 1970s, Wegmans had created a Consumer Affairs department, led by home economist and former journalist Mary Ellen Burris. Today, the Consumer Affairs staff answers about 95,000 calls, emails, social media comments and letters from customers each year.

Wegmans also has a team of professional nutritionists to help customers—including those with special dietary needs— put great-tasting, easy meals on the table. Incredible customer service Ask a customer why they shop at Wegmans and most will say “their employees.” They may also tell you a story about a time when a Wegmans employee helped them.

Above: Wegmans executive What’s on the Menu? chefs with Danny Wegman In 2001, the company launched Wegmans and famed NYC chef David Bouley. Menu Magazine to give customers easier ways to make great meals at home. Right: Wegmans in-store dining in the 1930s. The magazine showcases recipes and techniques for bringing contemporary flavors and variety to the family table. Left: Mary Ellen Burris, Sr. VP of Consumer Affairs.

1992 2002 1930 1959 2001 Wegmans opens Tastings, Wegmans opens 20,000 Wegmans opens a First Market Café opens in Wegmans Menu its first full-service square-foot Clinton semi-automated Central Wegmans Corning store. Magazine debuts. restaurant at the Pittsford, Avenue (Rochester, NY) Bakeshop on Brooks NY store, leading the way “showplace” store with Avenue, a facility that still to future dining concepts cafeteria seating for 300. supplies our stores today. Next Door, Amore, The Burger Bar, and The Pub.

12 Cooking up options Wegmans customers have discovered a little secret—when they put together balanced meals that include Ready-to-Cook, Ready-to- Eat, and Fresh Cut items, everyone thinks they’re brilliant in the kitchen!

In the 1990s, Wegmans began hiring executive chefs with advanced culinary training and restaurant experience. The chefs had a mission to create ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook foods that rival homemade.These chefs share their tips and teachings on wegmans.com, and on the Wegmans App, via streaming video clips.

In 2009, Wegmans opened a free- standing restaurant called Next Door in Pittsford, NY. Other restaurants by Wegmans include Amore Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar, The Pub, and The Burger Bar. In 2018, Wegmans opened Blue Dalia Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar at its Natick, MA store.

2003 2009 2013 2014 2015 2018 Black Pearl Award from the Next Door by Wegmans, Wegmans opens The first Burger J.D. Power and Associates Wegmans opens International Association for a new restaurant concept, Amore Italian Bar opens at the U.S. Pharmacy Study Blue Dalia, its first Food Protection “for efforts opens across from the Restaurant & Wine Pittsford, NY store, ranks Wegmans Highest full-service Mexican in advancing food safety and Pittsford, NY store. The Pub, Bar at its East Ave. before expanding to in Customer Satisfaction restaurant & tequila bar quality through consumer a casual in-store restaurant, store in Rochester, NY. other locations. Among Supermarket in Natick, MA. programs, employee relations, opens in Collegeville, PA. Pharmacies. and educational activities.” It’s the first of several to open in PA, VA, and NY. 13 InnovationInnovation State-of-the-art Robert Wegman’s eyes were always open to new Wegmans stores have always been something technology and ideas. He brought in conveyors special, because the family behind them has that moved grocery orders into the parking lot always believed the right way to run a business via underground tunnels, automatic doors that is to offer something better. By the early 1930s, whooshed open as shoppers walked across the company had its own bakery, its own coffee- the “magic carpet,” and cash registers that roasting business, and an in-store cafeteria-style automatically dispensed the right change. restaurant. Walter Wegman set the company on a course of self-service before his untimely death in UPCs 1936. His son, Robert Wegman, once said “My dad In the 1970s, was as good a merchant as there was in his time. Robert Wegman His stores were as fine as any in the country or the championed one of world. Retailers from all over came to Rochester to the retail industry’s see how they could emulate Wegmans.” most important advances in technology: the Universal Product Building on what the first generation of Wegmans Code and barcode scanning. He was convinced created, the next three generations worked to this would save customers time and money. raise the bar in all areas of the business: opening Wegmans stores were the first in New York new and better stores with more products and State and third in North America to install services, making the company a great place to checkout systems with scanning. work, and investing in technology to improve service, save time, or lower costs for customers. In the years that followed, Robert Wegman led Wegmans through an astonishing metamorphosis that redefined the grocery shopping experience.

1932 1940 1949 1972 1974 1979 Wegmans introduces Frozen (then known as Robert Wegman Wegmans opens its first Wegmans is one of the Wegmans develops two Rochester firsts: “frosted”) foods first converts stores to pharmacy at the Lyell first in the country to use a private-label buying refrigerated display appear at Wegmans. self-service format. Avenue store. laser scanning to read program and introduces windows and vaporized UPCs printed Wegmans brand water sprays to keep on products. items chainwide. produce fresh. 14 Left: In 2009, a 53,000-square-foot Culinary Innovation Center was unveiled to research, develop, and produce new food products including fresh soups and sauces, and marinated, ready-to-cook Wegmans brand beginnings meats in airtight Keeps Fresh packaging. Food You Feel Good About was launched in Below left: Robert Wegman introduced barcode scanning 1991 with a commitment to great taste with technology in 1974. no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Below: The self-serve shopping format was introduced in the 1940s. Today, nearly 90% of all Wegmans brand items are Food You Feel Good About with new items being developed daily. On top of their commitment to clean ingredients, Wegmans offer the lowest prices in the market on items families use most, so they don’t have to run around town to find the best value.

Wegmans stores grew to be nearly one hundred Shopping made easier times larger than the typical 1,200 square-foot The Wegmans app allows customers stores of the late 1940s. He pioneered the to create shopping lists organized by aisle, superstore and led the supermarket industry in look up recipes, and watch videos. making one-stop shopping a reality. In 2016, digital coupons are introduced. Right: Nicole Wegman In addition to fresh-baked goods made right in pours organic wheat the store, meats, seafood, dairy products and berries into our Pittsford groceries, shoppers began to see imported store flour mill. cheese, more ethnic foods, and in-store cafés. Left: The Food Network Pushing the concept of customer convenience to SUPER Market award. unheard-of levels within the industry, he added such things as a pharmacy and restaurant-quality prepared foods to the stores. 2003 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 2016 2017 Wegmans Wegmans receives The Culinary The Wegmans Wegmans Wegmans opens Flour mill is installed Wegmans partners Organic brand The Food Network’s Innovation Center mobile app Pharmacy its Cheese Caves, at the Pittsford store with Instacart for to grind local wheat products are award for “SUPER opens to research, debuts. begins free which mimic home grocery delivery. Market, the grocery conditions in into flour that is used introduced. develop, and make home delivery. Powered by chain that changed new Wegmans European cheese- to bake some breads at the store. the way we shop.” products for our ripening caves. customers. 15 FoodFood

Vegetables have always been important to Wegmans, going back to their start in 1916 with a single produce wagon. Wegmans has partnered with regional family farms for decades, so customers can enjoy an unparalleled variety of fresh fruits and veggies from neighbors.

The Fresh Cut Veggie Market offers a wide variety of recipe-ready cleaned and cut fresh vegetables.

16 Wegmans operates our organic farm and orchard to develop and share learnings with customers and grower-partners.

Wegmans believes organic products help their customers live healthier, better lives Family Pack offers the best value in and are better for the earth. the store, sized right for families so Their commitment is to offer they can save time, but avoid waste. great-tasting organic choices at consistent low prices. Walk the aisles; you’ll find an assortment of the best organics available, including Wegmans Organic brand.

If you love cheese, like we do, you know it’s all about how great tasting it is when it’s perfectly ripe. That’s why Wegmans built our own cheese caves with an environment that mimics Wegmans has been on a journey for Europe’s famed caves. many years to make whole grains so incredibly good that customers Their trained Cheese Shop will want to enjoy them at every team to knows just which cheese meal. Their bakery team creates is perfect for any occasion. baked goods that are great-tasting Wegmans offer hundreds of and healthy at the same time, so varieties—including organic customers can get the benefits of selections and cheeses made whole grains without sacrificing near their stores. flavor or texture.

17 PartnershipsPartnerships Wegmans partnerships Wegmans is always seeking partners who share their core values. Trusted Mason Farms—a regional, national, and international Wegmans partner partnerships are just one aspect of their since the 1920s. ongoing commitment to meet customer expectations, maintain high quality standards, and follow better business practices. For example, as customer demand for regionally sourced organic products grew, Wegmans sought out local and from regional organic family farms suppliers. Now, they network with NEAR OUR hundreds of “near STORES our stores” family-run farms that provide fresh veggies, fruit, cheese, meat, Marble Valley Farms seafood, and more. Sourcing regionally Todd Beck, a 4th-generation cattleman, means fresher products, healthier local owns and operates Marble Valley Farms economies, and decreased dependence in Deerfield, VA, with his father H.R. and on west coast organic products that must son Garrett. be shipped across country.

Across the globe Wegmans merchants literally travel the globe to develop partnerships with suppliers they know share their dedication to quality. Merchant visits to New Zealand’s glacier-fed aquafarms, Kreher Egg Farm Argentinian cattle ranches, French A family-owned farm for three generations creameries, Italian vineyards, Greek olive and counting, Kreher’s supplies Wegmans groves—that’s what sets Wegmans apart. with the absolute freshest and best conventional and organic eggs.

Right: Spiral Path Farm, Loysville, PA.

18 LiDestri Foods Long-time supplier-partner, LiDestri Foods, is located right in the company’s headquarters’ hometown, Rochester, NY. Wegmans and LiDestri work together to develop unique, delicious pasta sauces, veggie purées, and more.

Left: John LiDestri samples Wegmans sauce.

Wegmans only partners with seafood suppliers who share their dedication to freshness, quality and the environment.

Josef Brunner's Artisan Meats Master sausage maker Josef Brunner crafts artisan sausages right in New York's Finger Lakes region.

On the Chesapeake. Chesapeake shellfish Partnerships with local Virginia fishermen and Above: Josef Brunner in aquafarms ensure that the supply of regional sausage-smoking room. seafood like crab, oysters, and clams is the best. Ed Wood and Reese Antley of Wood’s Fisheries.

1920s 1965 1983 2006 2008 2014 2015 Wegmans begins Genesee Valley Wegmans partners Upstate Niagara Wegmans establishes Wegmans donates Wegmans provides its partnership Cooperative (now with LiDestri Foods Cooperative begins Organic Farm partner $360,000 to Cornell grants totaling $250,000 with Mason Farms. Upstate Niagara to offer Wegmans producing Wegmans program. University to create a to the Culinary Institute Cooperative) begins pasta sauces. Organic Milk. curriculum for New York of America and Johnson supplying milk to cheesemakers to grow & Wales University for their businesses. Wegmans stores. scholarships in their culinary programs.

19 Brothers Walter and John Wegman (Robert Wegman’s father and uncle) learn the food business by working in their parents’ grocery store. Walter works in the store while John peddles fresh produce from a pushcart. In 1916, John opens the Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Wegmans co-founder Walter E. Wegman s Company, which marks the beginning of Wegmans Food Markets. 1910 Walter joins him a year later.

Left to right: Employees of the Main St. store in Rochester, 1927. A company picnic in the 1920s.

20 1920s Wegmans stores1930 are incorporated as Wegmans Food Markets,s Inc. in 1931. The innovative stores feature produce, meat, groceries, dairy products and baked goods—all under one roof. The two brothers make national headlines when they Robert Wegman, 1937 open a 20,000-square-foot store with a 300-seat cafeteria. Robert B. Wegman graduates from high school in 1937 and joins the family company.

Wegmans’ first suburban store (and the first store located within a plaza) opens 1940s on Monroe Avenue in Rochester in 1941. It has circular checkout counters (registers are at both ends of the store: three in front, two in back). Produce is processed in the basement and sent up to the selling floor by elevator. 1950s Wegmans begins to build larger stores with more departments and services, like a “Kiddie Corner” where parents can leave their children while they shop. Wegmans purchases its first truck trailer and displays its sunburst logo for the first time.

21 1960s Clockwise from above: Robert Wegman in front of the company’s Brooks Ave. headquarters in 1960. Self-service cases in the 1960s. Newspaper ad from 1980s 1961. Wegmans storefront in Above: Wegmans truck fleet runs 24 hours Irondequoit, NY, 1960. a day. With the brown, yellow, orange and red logo, it includes tandem trailers for deliveries to stores in Syracuse and Buffalo. Right: Danny and Robert Wegman in the produce department.

Clockwise from above: Employee uniform and the deli at Wegmans’ Ridgemont store in Rochester, 1970s. Company firsts during this decade include in-store pharmacies, seafood departments, and the introduction of Wegmans brand products. A bakery employee brings fresh product to the “bagel nook.” (Newspaper ad from 1978.) 22 1970s s 1990Wegmans begins hiring executive chefs to create restaurant-quality prepared foods, Shoppers Club cards are introduced, the Nature’s Marketplace department is created, and Wegmans goes online with its website. The first Wegmans stores outside of New York State open in Pennsylvania (Erie in 1993) and New Jersey (Princeton in 1999).

2000s

Clockwise from left: A new Wegmans logo debuts in 2008, harkening back to the logo used in the 30s and 40s as “both a reflection of our past and a vision for our future.” Robert Wegman at Bethlehem, PA, store opening. Danny and Colleen Wegman greet employees in Ocean, NJ. Robert, Colleen, Nicole, and Danny Wegman. Wegmans expands to Virginia (2004), Maryland (2005), and Massachusetts (2011).

23 MILLION pounds of FOOD

donated Food to Banks tractor trailer =333 loads of food to people in need and kept out of landfills.

based on 2014 results

million pounds

18of Food Waste COMPOSTED Sustainability 4.2 190 million Sustainability committee, and food waste reduction Product improvements new Wegmans by stores alliance. Today, the company is focused on Harvests from the Wegmans Organicplastic Farm, bags. three key areas: Recycling and packaging, regional organic grower-partners, and certified TRACTOR Commitment to the long term TRAILER product improvements, and reducing the sustainable seafood all reinforce the company’s For Wegmans, sustainability is a commitment LOADS carbon footprint. sustainability goals. =400 of FOOD to the long-term well-being of their company, people, community, and environment. In Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. the 1970s, Wegmans launched its recycling Carbon footprint As part of its journey to zero waste, All new and remodeled Wegmans stores program. In recent years, Wegmans has based on 2014 results kept out of landfills. Wegmans is actively working to reduce all based on 2014 results become one of the founding members of and distribution centers now use high-efficiency forms of waste and increase its average fluorescent lighting technology, and efforts the Food Marketing Institute’s sustainability recycling rate, currently at 60%. This to utilize natural refrigerant technology are executive committee, sustainable seafood includes recycling cardboard and office underway. Wegmans now has 17 compressed paper, plastic containers, bags natural gas trucks, and since 2013, has improved and wrapping, metal, and its fleets’ miles per gallon by approximately 15%. electronic waste, as well as donating food and recycling food scraps. million If each pounds of customer 107 used just 1 Cardboard Reusable Bag +office paper on each shopping trip Recycled equals a savings of

Wegmans would use fewer plastic bags 330 each year. 557,000 Trees. based on 2014 results based on 2014 results

Helpers at Trinity Episcopal Church of Lancaster, NY, unload groceries for their food pantry.

24 Organic Farm and Orchard Wegmans foster partnerships between their farm and their Education Organic Grower-Partners to produce the best-tasting The organic Seed Varieties organic produce. Carefully selected for ambassador program geographic region and brings organics experts climate for a healthier, straight to our stores. more delicious harvest.

Miles Compost By sourcing organics Composting our locally, fruits and own waste allows the veggies travel farm to turn it into new fewer miles. fruits and veggies.

Organics Soil Produced with no It all starts with synthetic pesticides, soilÐcomposting and Sustainability at Wegmans synthetic fertilizers or organic techniques help Organic Farm and Orchard GMOs, organics are a to build thick, nutrient- Here are some of the things Wegmans great earth-friendly rich topsoil. focuses on in their commitment to option. sustainability. It’s all part of regenerative agriculture—holistic farming practices that ensure long-term soil quality.

1970s 1989 1994 2007 2012 2016 Wegmans launches a Wegmans forms its Plastic bag Wegmans creates a Wegmans turns bags 26 New York stores send cardboard recycling first environmental task recycling begins Sustainability Manager into bags by introducing over 5 million lbs. of food program and begins force to help coordinate at Wegmans. position. Reusable plastic grocery bags scraps to local dairy farm food-bank donations. ongoing company shopping bags are made from 40% where anaerobic digester Both programs keep recycling and waste introduced,reducing recycled content, converts the scraps to energy. millions of pounds reduction activities. plastic bag use by a true closed-loop Installation of more than of waste out of local 4,000-5,000 bags per recycling success story. landfills annually. day in each store. 8,000 solar panels across seven locations completed. 25 Growth 1961 when it was destroyed by a spectacular a 30,000-square-foot bakeshop, dry rooms for GrowthSupplying stores fire. The event accelerated the company’s plans fruit storage, moist rooms for vegetables, 10 The first “official” Wegmans warehouse opened to build a distribution center and warehouse loading docks, and a 5,000-square-foot food in 1928 in a four-story building on Front Street adjacent to its Brooks Avenue headquarters. Six freezer—the largest in the Rochester area. in Rochester, NY. The first floor housed a retail months after the blaze, railroad cars and tractor store, while the warehouse occupied the top three trailers were transporting goods to and from the In 1980, the company made what was called at floors. Wegmans opened a central warehouse 100,000-square-foot facility, which also housed the time “one of the most significant warehouse facility in the late 1930s, which operated until expansions undertaken by Wegmans” when it opened a conveyor-operated distribution center and warehouse. Grocery orders moved without human hands—from the picking point directly into the trailers for shipping to the stores. Work began in 1984 on an automated storage and retrieval system warehouse, which used automated robots to deliver and retrieve full pallets of product.

In 2004, the opening of Wegmans Retail Service Center in Pottsville, PA, meant a new state-of- the-art distribution point outside of Rochester to help serve Wegmans’ market expansion in the mid-Atlantic region. It houses a 115,000-square- foot fresh produce facility, a 300,000-square- foot dry grocery center, and a 492,000-square- foot refrigerated and frozen facility.

The Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Co. building opened in 1916, marking the beginning of Wegmans Food Markets.

1915 1959 1995 2004 2013 2014 2016 Walter E. Wegman Wegmans purchases Wegmans is chosen Wegmans Retail Wegmans opens its Wegmans purchases Wegmans announces works in his parents’ its first truck trailer. one of the “Best of Service Center in new East Ave. store property for an plans to build stores grocery store. His the Best” Supply Pottsville, PA opens. in Rochester, NY. The Organic Orchard in North Carolina. The brother, John, peddles Chain Management company continues to near its Organic Farm. previous year, plans fresh produce from a Practitioners. upgrade and replace for a store in Brooklyn pushcart. existing stores in more were announced. mature markets, like New York. 26 Wegmans Culver Rd. store in Rochester, NY, 1951

The next 100 years “Caring, respect, empowerment, high Here we grow! standards, and making a difference in Each year, thousands of people who have the community are values that we try to visited these stores for the first time, or live every day at Wegmans,” says Danny moved to a place without Wegmans, write Wegman, “and that’s not going to change asking that the company build a store in in the future.” their town. Wegmans open just three or four new stores annually, concentrating in As Wegmans continues to expand into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. new markets and establish deeper ties And soon, they will be expanding into the with the communities they already serve, Southeast with stores in North Carolina. Wegmans will remain dedicated to the principles that have made them an Wegmans opens in Columbia, MD, 2012. industry leader. It always has been, and always will be, about giving their best every day.

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