Ruler Foods
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Ruler Foods, Inc. is a discount warehouse store grocery chain in the United States, currently owned by Kroger, and headquartered in Seymour, Indiana.[1] It is a no-frills grocery store where 80% of the offerings are Kroger Brand, the customers bag their own groceries at the checkout, and rent shopping carts for 25 cents. Kroger operates Ruler Foods stores in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee.
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Ruler Foods | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1998; 26 years ago (1998), in Seymour, Indiana, U.S. |
Founder | Created by JayC Food Stores |
Headquarters | 900 A Avenue E. , Seymour, Indiana U.S. |
Number of locations | 50 (2021) |
Areas served | Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri |
Key people | Kathryn McLay (CEO) |
Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor, bulk foods |
Revenue | US$7 million (2021) |
Parent | Kroger |
Website | rulerfoods |
It was part of JayC Food Stores, which was purchased by Kroger in 1999; however, as of 2018, JayC is now included in the Kroger Louisville division, with Ruler Foods now having its own division. Ruler Foods has its own corporate headquarters adjacent to Freeman Municipal Airport in Seymour, Indiana, which is 90 miles due west of its parent company's Cincinnati headquarters.