Fortune lists top 100 employers


RH RSS Feed  ShareThis  

Fortune magazine released its annual list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and several supermarkets made the list.

The highest-ranked was Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, N.Y., at No. 4. The supermarket chain was chosen because it’s “made employee health a religion: More than 2,000 workers have enrolled in a free smoking-cessation program since 2009; this year it opened a new 24/7 health hotline,” according to Fortune.

Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, was once again named to the top 100 list. Ranked No. 32, the natural and organic supermarket is one of only 13 companies that have made the list every year since its inception in 1998. Fortune cited equitable pay structure as one of the reasons Whole Foods Market again made the list.

Woodland, Calif.-based Nugget Market at No. 34, as its “checkers [still] make $17.71 an hour here, well above the industry average, and health insurance is free even for part-timers if they work at least 24 hours a week.”

At No. 78, Publix Super Markets, Lakeland, Fla. was recognized for being “the largest employee-owned company in the nation,” where “employees get generous annual stock infusions.”

Other retailers who appeared on the list included Starbucks, at No. 73, while Minneapolis-based consumer packaged goods giant General Mills at No. 63, Starbucks at No. 73, and The Container Store at No. 22.

Want to use this article? Click here for options!
© 2012 Penton Media Inc.









Acceptable Use Policy
blog comments powered by Disqus

Sign up for MB's events, products and services!

In-Store Bakery of the Year

Do you work for one of the best in-store bakeries in the United State? If so, submit your application for Modern Baking’s In-store Bakery Operation of the Year. Applicants will be judged on management systems, product quality, training programs, merchandising and marketing plans, sales and industry service. Applications must be received by March 1. The winner will be featured in Modern Baking magazine and will be recognized in front of their peers in New Orleans, during the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Expo, June 10-12, 2012. Click here for the application.



Find new equipment, ingredients and supplies for your retail, in-store, foodservice or specialty wholesale bakery while keeping up with the latest contact information, product lines and services for your business. View the home page here








The Baking eNewsletters

Read the latest news, hottest trends and brightest ideas that affect the wholesale and retail baking industries. View the archives

Upcoming Events


UMBA Convention
Feb. 25-26, 2012
Upper Midwest Bakery Association
Red Wing, Minn.
320/493-7554

www.uppermidwestbakery.net


Product Information


Visit our online resource to find products and services offered by advertisers featured in Modern Baking magazine.

Past Issues

Looking for a particular issue of Modern Baking? Use the dropdown menu below to assist you in your search.