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What family owns Publix? ›

Jenkins, Publix is a private corporation that is wholly owned by present and past employees and members of the Jenkins family.

On Sept. 6, 1930, George Jenkins opened the first Publix location, known then as Publix Food Store, in Winter Haven, Florida. Today, that brick-and-mortar building is still standing, occupied by a restaurant called Tempo 1930. By 1935, Jenkins opened his second location on the opposite side of Winter Haven.

Regional grocer Publix Super Markets has revealed several key leadership changes. Effective Jan. 2, 2024, CEO Todd Jones will become executive chairman, President Kevin Murphy will be promoted to CEO, and SVP John Goff will be promoted to president.

The first Publix in Kentucky opened at 7 a.m. on Jan. 10 at 2500 Terra Crossing Blvd. in far eastern Jefferson County. Construction on the nearly 56,000-square-foot supermarket, near the intersection of Old Henry Road and Interstate 264, started in the summer of 2022.

Many longtime employees are millionaires. Publix employees have a customer-friendly reputation and the stock ownership may be part of that.

Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S.; employees and former employees own an estimated 80% and Jenkins family members own the rest. George Jenkins (d. 1996) founded the company in 1930 after he left now-rival Piggly Wiggly; it now employs 250,000 people at its stores.

The city with the most Publix stores is in South Florida, with Miami having nearly 40 locations within its city.

The highest paying jobs at Publix are pharmacist manager, team leader, warehouse selector, and order selector. Pharmacist manager jobs at Publix earn an average yearly salary of $84,461, Publix team leader jobs average $39,097, and Publix warehouse selector jobs average $36,393.

Howard Jenkins: Family

Howard has two siblings, a brother named George W. Jenkins Jr. and a sister named Julie Jenkins Fancelli. The Jenkins family is among the richest in Florida and thirty-ninth richest in America, with a net worth of $8.8 billion in 2020 (according to Forbes).

Publix pay FAQs

The salary trajectory of an Owner ranges between locations and employers. The salary starts at $144,912 per year (estimate) and goes up to $238,113 per year (estimate) for the highest level of seniority.

How rich is Publix? ›

We are one of the 10 largest-volume supermarket chains in the country. Our retail sales in 2022 reached $54.5 billion. Currently, we employ over 255,000 people.

Publix is well known for their super fresh produce, high-value store-brand products, and their big BOGO (buy-one, get-one) deals. The employee-owned grocery chain's tagline is “Where Shopping is a Pleasure” because it is quite literally enjoyable to step into any of their brightly lit and well-organized stores.

That's because the Florida supermarket's roots stretch back to a movie theater company called Publix Theatres Corporation. Grocer George Jenkins liked the name of the once-popular chain so much, he took it. And so Publix the grocery store was born.

Publix: Publix is often seen as a higher-end or premium grocery store. They are known for their quality products and customer service. While their prices can be competitive, some customers may find certain items to be priced higher than at other stores.

To this day, Publix is a privately owned company. Our common stock is not publicly traded on a stock exchange, so it does not have a "ticker" symbol. Only eligible active associates and members of our board of directors can purchase Publix stock during designated offering periods.