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In October 2005, Bristol Farms purchased [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]-based [[Lazy Acres]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=BRISTOL FARMS BUYS NATURAL RETAILER|url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/bristol-farms-buys-natural-retailer|date=2005-12-05|website=Supermarket News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> Independently owned, the Lazy Acres store was sold to Bristol Farms allegedly as a defensive move against Whole Foods' pending arrival in Santa Barbara. This was Bristol Farms' first location in Santa Barbara, and the {{convert|28000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Lazy Acres store itself continues to operate under its original format. The Bristol Farms name<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dun & Bradstreet|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.bristol_farms.fb77c4cf17f4a5d0a74564fd30cbcdfa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> does not appear on Lazy Acres signage or advertisements. The Long Beach Bristol Farms was converted into a second Lazy Acres in November 2012.
In October 2005, Bristol Farms purchased [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]-based [[Lazy Acres]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=BRISTOL FARMS BUYS NATURAL RETAILER|url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/bristol-farms-buys-natural-retailer|date=2005-12-05|website=Supermarket News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> Independently owned, the Lazy Acres store was sold to Bristol Farms allegedly as a defensive move against Whole Foods' pending arrival in Santa Barbara. This was Bristol Farms' first location in Santa Barbara, and the {{convert|28000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Lazy Acres store itself continues to operate under its original format. The Bristol Farms name<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dun & Bradstreet|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.bristol_farms.fb77c4cf17f4a5d0a74564fd30cbcdfa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> does not appear on Lazy Acres signage or advertisements. The Long Beach Bristol Farms was converted into a second Lazy Acres in November 2012.


In 2006, Bristol Farms opened its doors at the newly expanded [[Westfield San Francisco Centre]] in downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco site covered over half of the Concourse in the mall's lower level. The location closed on January 27, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bristol Farms Calls It Quits After 10 Years At Westfield Mall: SFist|url=https://sfist.com/2017/01/12/bristol_farms_calls_it_quits_after/|date=2017-01-12|website=SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> leaving Bristol Farms without a location in Northern California.
In 2006, Bristol Farms opened its doors at the newly expanded [[Westfield San Francisco Centre]] in downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco site covered over half of the concourse in the mall's lower level. This location closed on January 27, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bristol Farms Calls It Quits After 10 Years At Westfield Mall: SFist|url=https://sfist.com/2017/01/12/bristol_farms_calls_it_quits_after/|date=2017-01-12|website=SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> leaving Bristol Farms without a location in Northern California.
Four former Albertsons locations have been converted into Bristol Farms:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/384657Z:US|url-status=live}}</ref> one in San Diego's La Jolla neighborhood, the second in Palm Desert (which originally opened as Lucky), a third location in Los Angeles' Westchester neighborhood, and a fourth in Santa Monica. In 2020, Bristol Farms replaced a Vons in La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara, the first store in the area to be named Bristol Farms.https://www.bristolfarms.com/blog/2020/08/hello-santa-barbara/
Four former Albertsons locations have been converted into Bristol Farms:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/384657Z:US|url-status=live}}</ref> one in San Diego's La Jolla neighborhood, the second in Palm Desert (which originally opened as Lucky), a third location in Los Angeles' Westchester neighborhood, and a fourth in Santa Monica. In 2020, Bristol Farms replaced a Vons in La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara, the first store in the area to be named Bristol Farms.https://www.bristolfarms.com/blog/2020/08/hello-santa-barbara/
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=== Currently Owned by Good Food Holdings, Inc. ===
=== Currently Owned by Good Food Holdings, Inc. ===
Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Market, and Metropolitan Market are all sister companies owned by private Good Food Holdings, Inc.
Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Market, and Metropolitan Market are all sister companies currently owned by California-based private holding company Good Food Holdings, Inc.


Good Food Holdings, the California-based holding company of upscale grocery chains Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Market, and Metropolitan Market, was acquired in 2018 by Emart, South Korea's largest retailer, for $275 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Anne|date=2018-12-07|title=Emart Acquires Good Food Holdings for $275 Million|url=https://www.andnowuknow.com/bloom/emart-acquires-good-food-holdings-275-million/andrea-allen/60991|access-date=2020-08-12|website=And Now U Know|language=en}}</ref>
Good Food Holdings, Inc. was acquired in 2018 by Emart, South Korea's largest retailer, for $275 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Anne|date=2018-12-07|title=Emart Acquires Good Food Holdings for $275 Million|url=https://www.andnowuknow.com/bloom/emart-acquires-good-food-holdings-275-million/andrea-allen/60991|access-date=2020-08-12|website=And Now U Know|language=en}}</ref>


=== Lazy Acres Market, Inc. ===
=== Lazy Acres Market, Inc. ===

Revision as of 14:42, 3 March 2021

Bristol Farms
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1982 Rolling Hills Estates, California
HeadquartersCarson, California
Key people
Adam Caldecott
President & CEO
Websitebristolfarms.com
lazyacres.com
Bristol Farms store on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California

Bristol Farms Inc. is an upscale grocery store chain in California, United States. Founded in Los Angeles County, Bristol Farms operates 19 stores, 14 as Bristol Farm locations[1] and 5 branded as Lazy Acres Markets throughout Southern California. [2] The company is currently owned by Good Food Holdings. [3]

History

Early history

Bristol Farms opened its first store in 1982 in Rolling Hills Estates, California. The company was started by Irv Gronsky and Mike Burbank, who had worked together for almost twenty years in the food industry. Their vision was to combine the service and food quality of a corner grocer, butcher, and baker with the theatre of Harrods in London. [4] The first store was an overwhelming success.

The company went on to add stores in California. In June 1999, they acquired a famous landmark, the Chalet Gourmet in Hollywood.

Owned by Albertsons, Inc.

In 2004, Bristol Farms was purchased by Albertsons, Inc. [5]

In October 2005, Bristol Farms purchased Santa Barbara-based Lazy Acres.[6] Independently owned, the Lazy Acres store was sold to Bristol Farms allegedly as a defensive move against Whole Foods' pending arrival in Santa Barbara. This was Bristol Farms' first location in Santa Barbara, and the 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m2) Lazy Acres store itself continues to operate under its original format. The Bristol Farms name[7] does not appear on Lazy Acres signage or advertisements. The Long Beach Bristol Farms was converted into a second Lazy Acres in November 2012.

In 2006, Bristol Farms opened its doors at the newly expanded Westfield San Francisco Centre in downtown San Francisco. The San Francisco site covered over half of the concourse in the mall's lower level. This location closed on January 27, 2017,[8] leaving Bristol Farms without a location in Northern California.

Four former Albertsons locations have been converted into Bristol Farms:[9] one in San Diego's La Jolla neighborhood, the second in Palm Desert (which originally opened as Lucky), a third location in Los Angeles' Westchester neighborhood, and a fourth in Santa Monica. In 2020, Bristol Farms replaced a Vons in La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara, the first store in the area to be named Bristol Farms.https://www.bristolfarms.com/blog/2020/08/hello-santa-barbara/

Owned by Supervalu, Inc.

On June 2, 2006, Bristol Farms' parent company, Albertsons, Inc., was purchased by investors led by Cerberus Capital Management and Supervalu, Inc., and upon the transaction's close, Bristol Farms[10] became a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, Inc.

On November 12, 2008, Bristol Farms[11] opened its 17th location. This 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) location, unlike many Bristol Farms' then-current locations, was built new from the ground up. The store is located in the Bridgeport Marketplace mixed-use shopping center within the Bridgeport residential neighborhood in Santa Clarita, California. New features at this location are individual "shops" with full façades and themed props, a fresh juice and smoothie counter, a fresh sushi department with sushi made onsite every day, a coffee bar, and an eat-in café. The wine area, with its four walls, wine racks, and roof trellis, resembles a speciality wine boutique. Over 1,500 sq ft (140 m2). of hand-painted murals by studio artists at D.L. English Design depict picturesque scenes of the Santa Clarita Valley throughout the store.

Independent again

On October 29, 2010, Supervalu announced that it had sold the Bristol Farms chain[12] to a new company formed by a private investment firm, Endeavour Capital, and the chain's management team.

Currently Owned by Good Food Holdings, Inc.

Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Market, and Metropolitan Market are all sister companies currently owned by California-based private holding company Good Food Holdings, Inc.

Good Food Holdings, Inc. was acquired in 2018 by Emart, South Korea's largest retailer, for $275 million.[13]

Lazy Acres Market, Inc.

Lazy Acres Market Inc. is a small chain of five grocery stores for natural and organic foods, gourmet foods, supplements, body care products, and eco-friendly goods. The stores, in Santa Barbara, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Encinitas, and San Diego (Mission Hills) are owned and operated by Bristol Farms. The original Santa Barbara store was founded in 1991 by Jimmy Searcy, Hugo van Seenus, and Irwin Carasso. Their second location opened in 2012 in Long Beach, California.[14] The most recent store opening was in Hermosa Beach in October 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Bristol Farms Location | Gourmet Ingredients | Natural Foods".
  2. ^ "About Us".
  3. ^ "Good Food Holdings | Welcome". goodfoodholdings.com.
  4. ^ "Bristol Farms Market Opens in Santa Barbara". Edhat. 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ "Albertsons Moves Upscale With Bristol Farms Purchase". Los Angeles Times. 2004-09-22. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  6. ^ "BRISTOL FARMS BUYS NATURAL RETAILER". Supermarket News. 2005-12-05. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  7. ^ "Dun & Bradstreet".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Bristol Farms Calls It Quits After 10 Years At Westfield Mall: SFist". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2020-05-18.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Bloomberg".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Incfact".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Calabasas Chamber of Commerce".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "UPDATE 1-Supervalu sells upscale Bristol Farms chain". Reuters. 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  13. ^ Allen, Anne (2018-12-07). "Emart Acquires Good Food Holdings for $275 Million". And Now U Know. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  14. ^ "Bristol Farms' Lazy Acres to Open Second CA Store". Progressive Grocer. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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