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Wegmans History
Wegmans is a family-owned company, founded in 1916 and headquartered in Rochester, NY. Learn more
1930s: Produce Department in Rochester’s Bull’s Head Neighborhood Store
1930s
1930s: Clinton Avenue Store has a cafeteria that seats 300 diners
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1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1960s
1960s: Retro Image of Wegmans store
1970s
1974: Fairport Rd. Store is first in NY State (third in country) to scan UPC with Robert Wegman observing
1980s: Wegmans truck with brown, yellow, orange, and red logo.
Our first store outside of New York opens in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1993.
1990s: Wegmans begins hiring executive chefs to create restaurant-quality prepared foods.
In 2009, the Culinary Innovation Center opens to research, develop, and make new Wegmans products for our customers.
Wegman Family
Danny Wegman is chairman; Colleen Wegman, his daughter, is president and CEO. Danny’s daughter Nicole Wegman is president of Wegmans Brand. Robert Wegman, Danny’s father, was chairman until his death in April 2006.
Danny R. Wegman
Chairman
Colleen Wegman
President and CEO
Nicole Wegman
President of Wegmans Brand
Colleen, Danny and Nicole Wegman
Danny Wegman
Danny Wegman
Colleen Wegman
Nicole Wegman
Robert B. Wegman
Robert B. Wegman
Danny and Robert Wegman
Robert, Colleen, Nicole, and Danny Wegman
1937: Robert Wegman attended Aquinas Institute (high school) in Rochester, NY
1900s: Walter Wegman, Robert Wegman’s father; Danny Wegman’s grandfather
Wegmans Storefronts
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.
Pittsford, NY
Chestnut Hill, MA
Astor Place, NYC
Norwalk, CT
Ballantyne, NC
Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard
The Wegmans Organic Farm & Orchard in Canandaigua, NY, was started in 2007 with the goal of learning and sharing sustainable organic growing practices. Learn more
Produce
Wegmans is known for offering an unmatched variety of fresh, high-quality produce, with hundreds of different fruits and vegetables available daily, including many organic choices. Each store builds strong partnerships with nearby family farms and offers in-season, locally grown produce picked daily and delivered directly to the store.
Bakery
The in-store bakery offers a wide array of artisan breads, rolls, bagels, muffins, decorated cakes, cookies, and other specialty baked goods and desserts.
Nick Greco, Executive Bread Artisan
Cheese Shop & Mediterranean
The Cheese Shop offers specialty and artisan cheeses from the USA and around the world. Several varieties are aged in Wegmans’ own Cheese Caves in Rochester, NY. Prepackaged Mediterranean options include imported and domestic olives, fresh mozzarella, marinated mushrooms, artichokes, roasted peppers, and antipasti.
Mat Callol, Cheese Caves Affineur
Deli & Charcuterie
The Deli Department offers an incredible selection of cold and cured specialty meats, authentic Italian-style salami, and packaged sausage products.
Meat
In addition to Wegmans Food You Feel Good About beef, pork, chicken, bacon, and sausage, the Meat Department has organic options and products with no antibiotics or added hormones. Wegmans also offers a wide variety of ready-to-cook Gold Pan entrees and pre-marinated meats.
Grocery
Wegmans offers more choice than possibly any other supermarket, with up to 70,000 products.
Pharmacy
Wegmans Pharmacy provides expert counseling on prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as low prices, prescription home delivery, automated refills, immunizations, and even pet medications.
Floral
The Floral Department offers custom designs and signature arrangements, with full-service florists in select markets.
Matsu Matsuoka, Director of Specialty Restaurants
Next Door Pittsford
Next Door Pittsford
Next Door NoHo
Next Door NoHo
Pasquale Sorrentino, Amore Restaurant Chef