[SIZE=5]Publix Market was the original name of the company that started in Florida in 1930 [B][ATTACH=full]76562[/ATTACH] [/B] [B]Here are a few facts about our company.[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*]We were founded in 1930 in Winter Haven, Florida, by George W. Jenkins. [*]We are the largest employee-owned grocery chain in the United States. [*]We are one of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the country. [*]Our retail sales in 2018 reached $36.1 billion. [*]Currently, we employ over 200,000 people. [*]We've received numerous [URL='http://corporate.publix.com/about-publix/company-overview/awards-achievements']awards[/URL] for being a great place to shop and work. [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]. . . and these are our Southeast locations.[/B][/SIZE] 1,215 Store Locations [LIST] [*]Alabama (71 stores) [*]Florida (799 stores) [*]Georgia (186 stores) [*]North Carolina (42 stores) [*]South Carolina (59 stores) [*]Tennessee (45 stores) [*]Virginia (13 stores) [/LIST] 9 Distribution Centers [LIST] [*]Boynton Beach, Florida [*]Miami, Florida [*]Deerfield Beach, Florida [*]Orlando, Florida [*]Jacksonville, Florida [*]Sarasota, Florida [*]Lakeland, Florida [*]Dacula, Georgia [*]McCalla, Alabama [/LIST] 11 Manufacturing Facilities [LIST] [*]Atlanta, Georgia (bakery plant) [*]Deerfield Beach, Florida (dairy plant, fresh foods) [*]Jacksonville, Florida (fresh foods) [*]Lakeland, Florida (bakery plant, dairy plant, deli kitchen, fresh foods, printing services) [*]Dacula, Georgia (dairy plant, fresh foods) [/LIST]
