Publix Super Markets grew from an individual storefront in 1930 , into the largest employee-owned supermarket chain in the USA . Forbes establishes its revenue at $ 34bn . It oversees 1,106 storefronts and 191,000 employees and has its headquarters in Lakeland , Florida . Its operations span across the America and it is currently number seven on Forbes ’ “ America ’ s Largest Private Companies ”. The company distributes to all its stores as well as producing its own dairy , deli products and baked goods .

Safeway was founded in 1915 and according to its company website , formed with the aim of striking a balance between customer value and financial expansion by maintaining a narrow profit margin . Forbes places its market cap at $ 8.7bn , and it brings in $ 37.63bn in sales . It has approximately 265,000 employees and is 521st in Forbes ’ “ World ’ s Biggest Public Companies ”. Safeway has 2,200 stores in 33 states , searching to “ carry the tradition M . B . Skaggs began nearly

100 years ago ”.