Jerry's Enterprises, Inc. (JEI) is an operator of County Market,

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, Jerry's Foods, and

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. It was founded in 1947 by

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Gerald A. (Jerry) Paulsen. Jerry's Foods is the largest Cub Foods franchise in the United States, with 3 retail supermarkets in the

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, and 1 in Sanibel, Florida. JEI also owns four liquor stores (two operating as Cub Liquor), five hardware stores and two print shops, as well as additional property interests.

Acquisitions

In 2004, JEI expanded into Wisconsin with the purchase of two County Market stores from

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businessman Dick Schmitz, for an undisclosed price. In 2014, it purchased seven Rainbow Foods stores from Roundy's, a Milwaukee company. Four were converted into Cub Foods, and three remained as Rainbow Foods until they were converted or closed. All are in Minnesota.

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