Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1952 (1952) in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts
FounderPat and Bud Roche
Headquarters
Mansfield, Massachusetts
,
United States
Number of locations
20 [1] (2021)
Area served
RevenueIncrease $389 million (2019)
Number of employees
4,600 (2019) [2]
Websiterochebros.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.

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 3 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]

Locations

Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. currently operates in 20 locations.[13]

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. ↑ "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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