Ingles Markets, Incorporated (Ingles), incorporated on June 2, 1965, is a supermarket chain in the southeast United States. The Company's segments include retail grocery and other. Its Other segment consists of fluid dairy operations and shopping center rentals. The Company locates its supermarkets primarily in suburban areas, small towns and rural communities. Ingles supermarkets offer customers a range of food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods and other perishables, and non-food products. Its non-food products include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products and general merchandise. The Company focuses on selling products to its customers through the development of organic products, bakery departments and prepared foods, including delicatessen sections. As of September 24, 2016, the Company operated 99 in-store pharmacies and 93 fuel centers. As of September 24, 2016, the Company operated 201 supermarkets in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama.
The Company operates a fluid dairy and earns shopping center rentals. The Company's stores carry various selections of meats, produce and other perishables. The Company offers a range of fresh and non-perishable organic products, including organic milk produced by its fluid dairy plant. As of September 24, 2016, the Company operated 192 supermarkets under the name Ingles, and nine supermarkets under the name Sav-Mor with locations in western North Carolina, western South Carolina, northern Georgia, eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia and northeastern Alabama.
The Company competes with Aldi, Inc., Bi-Lo, LLC., K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., Koninlijke Ahold Delhaize America N.V., The Kroger Co., Publix Super Markets, Inc., Target Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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The company trades on NASDAQ exchange. The company headquarter is located in North Carolina, NC. The company was established in the 1963.| Ticker | IMKTA |
| Long Name | Ingles Markets, Incorporated |
| Short Name | Ingles Markets |