SUPERVALU

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SUPERVALU Inc. is the third largest grocery chain in the U.S., having about 2,500 stores nationwide. In 2006, SUPERVALU bought Albertsons (formerly Albertson's, Inc.). Besides selling retail, SUPERVALU also sells wholesale, selling to 2,200 grocery stores. [1]

SUPERVALU brand stores include SUPERVALU, Acme, Albertsons, bigg's, Bristol Farms, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy, Hornbacher's, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's/Star Market, Shop ‘n Save, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, and Sunflower Market. [2]

Lobbying

SUPERVALU spent $80,000 for lobbying in the first half of 2007. All of the money went to the lobbying firm The Duberstein Group. [3]

Personnel

Key executives and 2007 pay: [4]          Options
exercised
Jeffery Noddle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer    $2,590,000    $4,610,000
Michael L. Jackson, Chief Operating Officer    $1,170,000    $959,000
Pamela K. Knous, Chief Financial Officer    $1,050,000    $661,000
David L. Boehnen, Executive Vice President    $873,000    $378,000

Selected members of the Board of Directors: [5]

Contact details

11840 Valley View Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: 952-828-4000
Fax: 952-828-8998
Web: http://www.supervalu.com

References

  1. SUPERVALU Profile, Hoovers, accessed November 2007.
  2. Grocery Retail, SUPERVALU, accessed November 2007.
  3. SUPERVALU lobbying expenses, Open Secrets, accessed November 2007.
  4. SUPERVALU Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed November 2007.
  5. Board of Directors, SUPERVALU, accessed November 2007.
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