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Where is the oldest Publix? ›

On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened the first Publix location, known then as Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven, Florida. Today, that brick-and-mortar building is still standing, occupied by a restaurant called Tempo 1930. By 1935, Jenkins opened his second location on the opposite side of Winter Haven.

We were founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, by George W. Jenkins. We are the largest employee-owned company in the United States. We are one of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the country.

On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened his first store, called Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven. In 1935, he opened a second location across town. He closed these first two stores to open his dream store, the first Publix Super Market, on Nov.

About The Company

We currently operate over 1,375 grocery stores throughout eight states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Our grocery store offerings include bakery, deli, grocery, meat, seafood, produce, floral, and pharmacy departments.

Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known as Publix, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, Publix is a private corporation that is wholly owned by present and past employees and members of the Jenkins family.

When Jenkins decided to open his own grocery store, he adopted the name "Publix" from a struggling New York-based movie theater company (with 19 opulently decorated movie houses in Florida) called Publix Theatres Corporation.

As the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., an estimated 80% of Publix is owned by its workers. The rest of the ownership is in the hands of the Jenkins family, which had an estimated net worth of $8.8 billion as of December 2020, according to Forbes.

Publix's top competitors include Walmart, Carrefour, and CJ Express. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is a multinational retail corporation. It operates as a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores.

The Jenkins family built and own part of Florida-based Publix Super Markets, which operates 1,360 grocery stores in eight southeastern states. Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S.; employees and former employees own an estimated 80% and Jenkins family members own the rest.

Publix is well known for their super fresh produce, high-value store-brand products, and their big BOGO (buy-one, get-one) deals. The employee-owned grocery chain's tagline is “Where Shopping is a Pleasure” because it is quite literally enjoyable to step into any of their brightly lit and well-organized stores.

What is Publix's motto? ›

The advertising tagline, “Where Shopping is a Pleasure,” was coined by Publix in 1954.

The highest paying jobs at Publix are pharmacist manager, team leader, warehouse selector, and order selector. Pharmacist manager jobs at Publix earn an average yearly salary of $84,461, Publix team leader jobs average $39,097, and Publix warehouse selector jobs average $36,393.

The city with the most Publix stores is in South Florida, with Miami having nearly 40 locations within its city.

and a sister named Julie Jenkins Fancelli. The Jenkins family is among the richest in Florida and thirty-ninth richest in America, with a net worth of $8.8 billion in 2020 (according to Forbes).

Publix earned more on its $57 billion in sales last year than Kroger did with $150 billion in revenues. Sadly for investors, Publix isn't publicly traded. Its shares are owned by employees, directors and the founding Jenkins family. The company's market value is $50 billion, more than Kroger at $40 billion.