Roche Bros.

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Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Retail
Founded1952;73 years ago (1952) in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts
FoundersPat and Bud Roche
Headquarters
Mansfield, Massachusetts
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United States
Number of locations
20 [1]  (2021)
Area served
RevenueIncrease2.svg $389 million (2019)
OwnerBozzuto's Inc. (51% in 2024)
Number of employees
4,600 (2019) [2]
Website rochebros.com

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.

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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 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.

Sudbury Farms

Brothers Marketplace

References

  1. ↑ "Roche Bros Supermarket".
  2. 1 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.
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