Supermarkets Expanding Nationwide

For more information, contact Will Carpenter, Aldi, Inc., 2700 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034; 610-798-9200, Fax 798-9187; Web site: www.aldi.com.

Buehler Foods, Inc. trades as Buehler’s Food Market at 10 locations in OH. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 75,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought in the existing market. The company typically purchases property.

For more information, contact Dan Buehler, Buehler Foods, Inc., 1401 Old Mansfield Road, Wooster, OH 44691; 330-264-4355, Fax 264-0874.

Weis Markets trades as King’s Supermarket, Weis, Mr. Z’s, and Scot’s Lo-Cost at 158 locations in MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA and WV. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 55,000 sq.ft. in power centers, strip centers and freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought in MD, NJ and PA.

For more information, contact Rusty Graber, Weis Markets, 1000 South 2nd Street, Sunbury, PA 17801-0471; 570-286-4571, Fax 286-3286.

Rubo’s Inc. trades as Rubo’s at 13 locations in GA. The grocery stores occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 14,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought in rural areas of GA. The company only acquires property.

For more information, contact E.M. Patrick, Rubo’s, Inc., 1809 Antioch Road, Cordelle, GA 31015; 912-535-6046, Fax 535-4542.

The Copps Corp. trades as The Copps at 22 locations in WI. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 40,000 sq.ft. to 60,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought in the existing market.

For more information, contact Tom Sivwright, The Copps Corp., 2828 Wayne Street, PO Box 187, Stevens Point, WI 54481; 715-344-5900, Fax 344-7378.

Cosentino’s Price Chopper trades as Price Chopper at 15 locations in KS and MO. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 50,000 sq.ft. + in freestanding facilities, malls, mixed-use, power, and strip centers. Plans call for three openings in the coming 18 months, with growth to occur in the existing markets. Demographic requirements include a population of 20,000 residing within three miles earning $40,000 as the average income. The company may request a vanilla shell with specific improvements.