| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. operates conventional supermarkets, combination food and drug stores, and limited assortment food stores under the A&P, Waldbaums, Pathmark, Pathmark Sav-a-Center, Best Cellars, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, Super Fresh, and Food Basics names in the United States. Its stores offer grocery products, including grocery, frozen foods, dairy, general merchandise/health and beauty aids, liquor, and pharmacy products; meat, deli, bakery, and seafood; fresh produce, including produce and floral; and other items commonly offered in supermarkets. The companys stores also offer delicatessen, pharmacy, fresh fish, cheese, and on-site banking services, as well as other private label products under the Americas Choice, Master Choice, and Health Pride names. As of May 12, 2009, it operated 436 stores. The company was founded in 1859 and is based in Montvale, New Jersey. |