Associated Grocers

Associated Grocers, Inc.

Industry	Food and general merchandise wholesaler
Founded	Seattle, Washington (1934)
Fate	Acquired by Unified Western Grocers, to form Unified Grocers
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington Renton, Washington Clackamas, Oregon Tukwila, Washington
Key people	Ron Brake, Chairman John S. Runyan, President and CEO
Products	Groceries and general merchandise
Revenue	$794.8 Mil (sales) (2004)
Number of employees	780

Associated Grocers was a retailers' cooperative that distributed full lines of groceries and general merchandise. Founded in 1934, it also provided retail services to independent groceries in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam. Based in Seattle, it served over 300 members’ retail locations with 2004 sales of $794.8 million before it was acquired by another cooperative, Unified Western Grocers on September 30, 2007.

Executive Officers

• John S. Runyan - President and Chief Executive Officer
• Steve Numata - Chief Financial Officer
• Craig W. Palm - Vice President and General Counsel
• Carl Morley - Vice President, Fresh Foods
• Craig K. Calton - Vice President, Marketing and Sales
• David L. Brumley - Vice President, Human Resources
• John Wiedmann - Vice President, Wholesale Operations
• Gene F. Puhrmann - Chief Information Officer