Met Foodmarkets, also referred to as Met Foods, is a group of independently owned and operated stores, which operates in the

New York Metropolitan Area The New York metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the Tri-State area, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, at , and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. The vast metropolitan area ...

. Most of its stores are in the four boroughs of

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

outside Manhattan and carry a variety of products. Met Foods is a banner o
Associated Supermarket Group
(ASG). Met Foods has various locations throughout the New York and New Jersey area. Founded in 1941 in Syosset, Long Island, it was purchased by the

DiGiorgio Corporation DiGiorgio corporation was a fruit-growing corporation and eventual conglomerate in the 20th century. Once a vast company, owning much of California's central valley farm land, and multibillion-dollar corporation, a massive restructuring in the 19 ...

in 1964-65. The private label brand White Rose Brand (also previously owned by DiGiorgio and by

C&S Wholesale Grocers C&S Wholesale Grocers is a national wholesale grocery supply company in the United States, based in Keene, New Hampshire. In 2021 it was the eighth-largest privately held company in the United States, as listed by Forbes. C&S owns the Piggly W ...

) was common in all Met Foods stores along with Met Foods' less common Met Foods' Brand. Today the

private label A private label, also called a private brand or private-label brand, is a brand owned by a company, offered by that company alongside and competing with brands from other businesses. A private-label brand is almost always offered exclusively by th ...

is Avenue A. In January 2014, Met Foodmarkets as well as Pioneer Supermarkets banner names were acquired by the Associated Supermarket Group (ASG) company. ASG is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.

References

External links

Met Foods Web siteAssociated Supermarket Group (ASG) Headquarters
Food and drink companies based in New Jersey American companies established in 1941 Retail companies established in 1941 Retailers' cooperatives in the United States Supermarkets of the United States 1941 establishments in New York (state) Retail companies based in New Jersey Retail companies based in New York (state) Food and drink companies based in New York (state) {{retail-company-stub