Private company
Central Grocers Cooperative
Former retailers' cooperative in the midwestern US
Central Grocers Cooperative, founded in 1917 as Central Wholesale Grocers, was a retailers' cooperative based in Joliet, Illinois, near Chicago. It distributed both brand name and private label goods branded as Centrella and Silver Cup Value Buy to about 400 member-owner grocery stores in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It supplied several grocery stores in Indiana and Illinois, including Strack & Van Til (acquired in 1998), Town & Country, Key Market, and Ultra Foods.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Central Grocers Cooperative, founded in 1917 as Central Wholesale Grocers, was a retailers' cooperative based in Joliet, Illinois, near Chicago. It distributed both brand name and private label goods branded as Centrella and Silver Cup Value Buy to about 400 member-owner grocery stores in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.2
Timeline
- 1917Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaCentral Grocers Cooperative
- WikidataQ5061141
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