Fresh Encounter Inc. Acquires Chief Super Market

The acquisition incorporates all Chief Super Market, Inc. retail locations, Boots BBQ, Chief Kitchen and Chief Smokehouse operations into the Fresh Encounter retail business.

November 24, 2014

The Delphos Herald

Chief Super Market has changed hands. Fresh Encounter, Inc. announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the retail grocery chain headquartered in Defiance with stores located in West Central and Northwest Ohio, according to The Delphos Herald in Delphos, Ohio. The acquisition incorporates all Chief Super Market, Inc. retail locations, Boots BBQ, Chief Kitchen and Chief Smokehouse operations into the Fresh Encounter retail business.

Chief Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1951 by Ted Hench, Karl Hench and John Nolan. The company has remained family owned for over 60 years. To read more, click here.

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