Do Mormons own a grocery store?

Answer 1

no.

Answer 2

No. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) has never owned or operated any grocery or convenience stores. The only food the church produces and distributes is for humanitarian and charity purposes. Safeway Stores actually came about from mergers from several different grocery store companies and is now a publically traded company owned by stockholders.

Answer 3

No. Safeway Stores came from a merger between Skaggs Stores in Idaho and Seelig Stores in California. The founder of the Skaggs Stores, Samuel Milton Skaggs, was a Baptist minister. The founder of Seelig Stores, Samuel Seelig, was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants and there is no mention of him converting to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church). As he lived in California at a time when the majority of Mormons were in Utah, it is quite unlikely.

Currently, Safeway is a publically traded company and is therefore owned by stockholders, not an individual. The Mormon Church does not have stock in Safeway. The current CEO, Steven Burd, is said to be a Born-Again Christian.

Answer 4

None! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) does not own any grocery stores. They do operate several "Bishop Storehouses" which are essentially food pantries for the needy. They also distribute food through their humanitarian and charity organizations. The Church typically produces the food for these programs through Church-owned ranches, farms, dairies, orchards, and processing facilities. The products are not available for purchase.

Another Answer

Although as a group, the church doesn't own any grocery stores. There have been individual members in the church's past who have owned grocery stores. For example the store Smith's. Smith's Food and Drug was owned at one time by Lorenzo J. Smith and Dee Smith, a great nephew of Joseph Smith Jr. However, Smith's no longer is owned by those church members and is now owned by Fred Myer and Kroger.

Answer 5

No. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the 'Mormon' church) does not own Walgreens. Walgreens is owned by shareholders. Some of those shareholders may be Mormons.

The only for-profit retail establishments owned by the Mormon church are Deseret Book stores, which sell religious books, music, movies, and gifts.

Answer 6

Would they? Sure, why not? Mormons (individuals, not the church as a whole) own many different kinds of businesses, including grocery stores. The church as a whole, however, would not. The church doesn't own and for-profit retail outlets, all it's for-profit ventures are in real estate and media. Distribution of foods and goods is done through charity work through church-owned thrift stores (Deseret Industries) and food banks (Bishop Storehouses).

Do they? No.

Answer 7

No. The owner of Safeway Food and Drug stores is Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. See link below for more information.

Answer 8

No. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) does not own or operate any grocery stores.

Answer 9

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) is not affiliated in any way with Smith's grocery stores.

Answer 10

Yes