Roche Bros.

Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. is a chain of supermarkets based in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The company's stores are primarily located in the Boston Metro Area. Roche Bros. also operates the supermarket chain Sudbury Farms.

Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.

Storefront of Roche Bros. in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
Company type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1952; 72 years ago (1952) in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts
Founder	Pat and Bud Roche
Headquarters	Mansfield, Massachusetts , United States
Number of locations	20 [1] (2021)
Area served	Massachusetts
Revenue	$389 million (2019)
Number of employees	4,600 (2019)[2]
Website	rochebros.com

A third banner, Brothers Marketplace, primarily the next-generation concept of the brothers Ed and Rick Roche, has five locations: the first one was opened in Weston, Massachusetts and a second in Medfield, Massachusetts, both in 2014. Since then three more have been opened: Waltham, Massachusetts in 2018, Duxbury, Massachusetts in 2019, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, also in 2019. The Waltham location closed nearly three years after it opened in May 2021.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

History

Pat and Bud Roche opened their first store in Roslindale, Massachusetts in 1952 as a meat and produce shop. The store expanded to include groceries in 1957.^[7] The brothers later passed down the company to their sons Jay, Ed, and Rick Roche.^[8][9]

On April 29, 2015, a Roche Bros. store opened in Boston's Downtown Crossing in the space formerly occupied by the original Filene's Basement.^[10][11]

As of May 2019, the chain had 15 Roche Bros. and two Sudbury Farms locations.^[12]

In October of 2024, a 51% controlling interest of the company was sold to Bozzuto's.^[13]

Locations

Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. currently operates in 20 locations.^[14]

Roche Bros.

• Acton, Boston (Downtown Crossing and West Roxbury), Bridgewater, Easton, Marshfield, Mashpee, Millis, Natick, Needham, Watertown,Wellesley, Westborough, Westwood

Sudbury Farms

• Needham, Sudbury

Brothers Marketplace

• Cambridge, Duxbury, Medfield, Weston

References

1. "Roche Bros Supermarket".
2. "Brothers Marketplace to Open in Medfield, Mass". The Providence Journal, July 23, 2014
3. Reiss, Jaclyn, "Omni's exit makes way for new arrival", The Boston Globe, May 22, 2014
4. "Roche Bros releases some details on new small-format banner", Food Dive, November 18, 2013
5. "Roche Brothers' New Brothers Marketplace Now Open in Waltham", Patch, May 2, 2018
6. "Roche Bros. Opens Brothers Marketplace in Duxbury, Massachusetts". August 1, 2019.
7. "Roche Bros. - Company Information". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
8. "Roche Bros". Boston Magazine. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
9. Boss, Donna (2012-10-11). "Roche Bros. Marks 60-Year Milestone as Family Chain". Supermarket News. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
10. Leung, Shirley, "With new openings, Downtown Crossing to take on European flair", The Boston Globe, April 29, 2014
11. Convey, Eric, "Scenes from opening day: Roche Bros. opens in Downtown Crossing (BBJ photo gallery)", Boston Business Journal, April 29, 2015
12. Roche Bros. locations - website
13. Miller, Norman (November 1, 2024). "Roche Bros. sells 51% stake in its business to longtime supplier. What's next". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
14. "Store Locator - Roche Bros. Supermarkets". Roche Brothers. 2023-12-17. Archived from the original on 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.