SN'S TOP SEVENTY-FIVE

Flat sales kept most chains and wholesalers running in place on SN's annual listing of the top 75 supermarket companies.

enth, while Vons Cos., despite flat sales, switched places with Univa to move from 15th to the 14th spot.

H-E-B Grocery Co., which is doing a hefty business with its Food Pantry conventional stores, surpassed Pathmark Stores and Oshawa Group to move from 18th to 16th on the list, and Bruno's moved past four chains with basically flat sales (Ralphs Grocery Co., Grand Union, Penn Traffic and Food 4 Less) and past Fred Meyer Inc., to move from No. 27 to No. 23.

Purity Supermarkets -- under new ownership and fighting to establish a new image in New England -- suffered the biggest drop among retail chains, falling from No. 54 to No. 69.

Among wholesalers, the pending acquisition by Supervalu of Sweet Life Foods, which is expected to be completed early this year, will not alter the rankings but will widen Supervalu's volume lead over Fleming Cos.

Nash Finch Co., adding new accounts in military supply, jumped over Roundy's and Spartan Stores. Certified Grocers of California, operating in the economic trough of southern California, fell from 33rd to 38th on the list. And Super Food Services, with the shutdown of its Florida division, fell from No. 44 to No. 55.

Last year's No. 75, AppleTree Markets, dropped off the list completely with its ongoing liquidation.

SALES IN

RANK COMPANY TOP EXECUTIVE BILLIONS

1. Kroger Co. Joseph A. Pichler $22.1

Cincinnati chairman, CEO

2. American Stores Co. Victor L. Lund $19.1

Salt Lake City president, CEO

3. Supervalu Michael W. Wright $17.7**

Minneapolis chairman, president & CEO (20%

retail)

4. Safeway Steven Burd $15.2

Oakland, Calif. president, CEO

5. Fleming Cos. Robert E. Stauth $12.9

Oklahoma City president, CEO (7.5% to

8% retail)

6. Winn-Dixie Stores A. Dano Davis $10.8

Jacksonville, Fla. chairman

7. A&P James Wood $10.5

Montvale, N.J. chairman, CEO

8. Albertson's Gary G. Michael $10.2

Boise, Idaho chairman, CEO

9. Loblaw Cos. Richard J. Currie $8.1

Toronto president (69%

retail)

10. Food Lion Tom E. Smith $7.2

Salisbury, N.C. chairman, president, CEO

11. Publix Super Markets Howard Jenkins $6.7

Lakeland, Fla. chairman, CEO

12. Ahold USA Robert Zwartendijk $6.3

Parsippany, N.J. president, CEO

13. Scrivner Jerry Metcalf $6.2

Oklahoma City chairman, CEO (33%

retail)

14. Vons Cos. Roger E. Strangeland $5.6

Arcadia, Calif. chairman, CEO

15. Univa (Provigo) Pierre Michaud $5.3

Montreal chairman (% retail

N/A)

16. H-E-B Grocery Co. Charles C. Butt $4.5*

San Antonio chairman, president

17. Pathmark Stores Jack Futterman $4.3

Woodbridge, N.J. chairman, CEO

18. Meijer Doug Meijer, Hank Meijer $4.3*

Grand Rapids, Mich. co-chairmen

19. Oshawa Group Allister P. Graham $4.0

Etobicoke, Ontario chairman, CEO (est.17.5%

retail)

20. Wakefern Food Corp. Thomas Infusino $3.6

Elizabeth, N.J. chairman (10%

retail)

21. Giant Food Israel Cohen $3.5

Landover, Md. chairman, president, CEO

22. Stop & Shop Cos. Lewis G. Schaeneman Jr. $3.35

Boston chairman, CEO

23. Bruno's Ronald G. Bruno $2.9

Birmingham, Ala. chairman, CEO

24. Fred Meyer Inc. Robert G. Miller $2.9

Portland, Ore. chairman, CEO

25. Ralphs Grocery Co. Byron Allumbaugh $2.8

Compton, Calif. chairman, CEO

26. Grand Union Co. Gary D. Hirsch $2.8

Wayne, N.J. chairman, CEO

27. Penn Traffic Co. Gary D. Hirsch $2.8

Syracuse, N.Y. chairman, CEO

28. Food 4 Less Ron Burkle $2.7

La Habra, Calif chairman, CEO

29. Smith's Food & Jeffrey P. Smith $2.7

Drug Centers chairman, CEO

Salt Lake City

30. Nash Finch Co. Harold B. Finch $2.5

Minneapolis chairman, CEO (32%

retail)

31. Roundy's John R. Dickson $2.5

Pewaukee, Wis. chairman, president, CEO

32. Associated Wholesale Michael DeFabis $2.4

Grocers president, CEO

33. Randall's Food Mkts. Robert Onstead $2.4

Houston chairman, CEO

34. Hy-Vee Food Stores Ronald Pearson $2.4

Chariton, Iowa chairman, president, CEO

35 Metro-Richelieu Pierre H. Lessard $2.1

Montreal president, CEO (16.5%

retail)

36. Hannaford Bros. James L. Moody Jr. $2.1

Scarborough, Maine chairman

37. Spartan Stores Patrick M. Quinn $2.1

Grand Rapids, Mich. president, CEO

38. Certified Grocers Everett W. Dingwell $2.0

of California president, CEO

Los Angeles

39. Dominick's Finer Foods Daniel Josephs $2.0

Northlake, Ill. president, COO

40. Giant Eagle Irwin Porter $2.0*

Pittsburgh chairman

41. C&S Wholesale Grocers Rick Cohen $1.9

Brattleboro, Vt. chairman, CEO

42. Shaw's Supermarkets Phil Francis $1.9

East Bridgewater, MA president, CEO

43. Wegmans Food Markets Robert Wegman $1.8

Rochester, N.Y. chairman, CEO

44. Raley's James E. Teel, $1.8***

Sacremento, Calif. Joyce N. Teel

co-chairmen

45. Aldi Phillip R. Nealy $1.5*

Batavia, Ill. chairman, president

46. Stater Bros. Markets Jack Brown $1.5

Colton, Calif. chairman, president, CEO

47. Super Rite Foods Alex Grass $1.3

Harrisburg, Pa. chairman, CEO

48. Weis Markets Sigfried Weis $1.3

Sunbury, Pa. president

49. Harris Teeter Edward S. Dunn Jr. $1.3

Charlotte, N.C. president

50. DeMoulas Market Basket T.A. DeMoulas $1.3*

Tewksbury, Mass. president, CEO

51. Pueblo International Dave Morrow $1.3

Pompano Beach, Fla. president, CEO

52. Schnuck Markets Craig D. Schnuck $1.2

St. Louis chairman, CEO

53. Twin County Grocers James A. Burke $1.2

Edison, N.J. president

54. Marsh Supermarkets Don E. Marsh $1.2

Indianapolis chairman, president, CEO

55. Super Food Services Jack Twyman $1.2

Miamisburg, Ohio chairman, CEO

56. Ingles Markets Robert P. Ingle $1.1

Black Mountain, N.C. chairman, CEO

57. Save Mart Supermarkets Robert M. Piccinini $1.1

Modesto, Calif. chairman, CEO

58. Price Chopper Lewis Golub $1.1*

Schenectady, N.Y. chairman, CEO

59. Riser Foods Anthony C. Rego $1.1

Bedford Heights, OH chairman, CEO (50%

wholesale, 50%

retail)

60. Grocers Supply Co. Milton H. Levit $1.1

Houston president

61. Richfood Donald D. Bennett $1.1

Mechanicsville, Va. president, CEO

62. Kash n' Karry Food Ronald J. Floto $1.1

Tampa, Fla. president, CEO

63. Associated Grocers Donald W. Benson $1.1

Seattle president, CEO

64. Eagle Food Centers Jerry Barber $1.1

Milan, Ill. president, CEO

65. Jitney Jungle Stores W.H. Holman Jr. $1.1*

Jackson, Miss. chairman, president

66. Delchamps Randy Delchamps $1.0

Mobile, Ala chairman, CEO

67. Hughes Family Markets Roger K. Hughes $1.0

Irwindale, Calif. chairman

68. Purity Supermarkets Peter Sodini $.95

North Billerca, MA chairman, president, CEO

69. Furr's Supermarkets Jan Friederich $.94*

Albuquerque, N.M. chairman, CEO

70. Foodland Distributers Gregory Gallus $.90

Livonia, Mich. chairman

71. Homeland Stores Max Raydon $.81

Oklahoma City president

72. White Rose Foods Stephan Bokser $.78

Somerset, N.J. president, CEO

73. Minyard Food Stores Liz Minyard, $.75*

Coppell, Texas Gretchen Minyard

co-chairmen

74. Farm Fresh Michael E. Julian $.74

Norfolk, Va. president, CEO

75. King Kullen Grocery John B. Cullen $.72

Westbury, N.Y. chairman, CEO

Canadian companies are reported in U.S. dollars.

* Denotes industry estimate for fiscal 1993

** Includes $5.1 billion from Wetterau on a pro-forma basis.

*** Includes $340 million from Bel-Air.