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Market of Choice 
Type Private Industry Retail (Grocery) Founded 1979 Headquarters Eugene, Oregon Key people Richard Wright Sr., Founder Products Grocery Website marketofchoice.com Market of Choice is a supermarket chain based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The store carries conventional groceries, as well as natural and organic products.[1]
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History
The Market of Choice stores are owned by Market of Choice, Inc. The company began in 1979 with a single store owned by Richard Wright, Sr. in Cottage Grove, Oregon.[1] As of 2011, Market of Choice has four stores in Eugene, and one each in Ashland, Portland, West Linn and Corvallis.[2] The company is now run by the founder's son Rick Wright. Rick Wright reorganized his father's company, which included Price Chopper and Thriftway stores, and created Market of Choice.[3] As part of their rebranding, Price Chopper stores transitioned to the name PC Market and finally to Market of Choice.[4]
Local recognition
Market of Choice stores were said to have the best salad bars in Lane County, in The Register-Guard's Readers' Choice awards in 2010.[5] The previous year, it won first place as Lane County's best grocery store as well as second place as its best store for natural food.[6]
Green energy
A Market of Choice store in Eugene
Market of Choice has reduced their energy consumption by about 15-20% using a variety of means, including employee training, equipment maintenance, and replacing outdated refrigeration with more energy efficient equipment.[3] The Willamette Street location in Eugene produces solar energy, with a 30.8 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, which is one of the largest such systems in the city.[3] This store also composts its organic waste onsite, and the company looks for earth-friendly packaging material for its goods.[3]
In September 2008, Market of Choice removed the use of plastic shopping bags from their stores.[7]
References
- ^ a b Market of Choice: About Us
- ^ "Market of Choice - Locations". http://www.marketofchoice.com/about-market-of-choice/locations. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Market of Choice Manages Their Energy Right". Betterbricks. http://betterbricks.com/DetailPage.aspx?ID=946. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ "A supermarket that deserves the label". The Register-Guard. March 2, 2007. http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2007/03/02/3.tk.bestgrocery.0302.p1.php?section=bestof. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Readers' Choice." The Register-Guard. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Merchants & Retailers." The Register-Guard, April 11, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Grocery chain cuts plastic bags". KVAL-TV. September 11, 2008. http://www.kval.com/news/28244824.html#idc-container. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
Categories:- Supermarkets of the United States
- Companies based in Eugene, Oregon
- Family businesses
- Companies established in the 1990s
- Privately held companies based in Oregon
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