ESOP Groceries, bakeries and food
Publix is a Florida supermarket chain owned by the people who work in it, and it has spent the last decade spreading across the Charlotte region, from Ballantyne and Huntersville to Waxhaw, Mooresville and Rock Hill. It is owned by its current and former employees, and it calls itself the largest employee-owned supermarket chain in the country. Walk in for groceries, the bakery or the pharmacy, or order online for pickup.
At a glance
- Ownership
- ESOP
- Founded
- 1930
- Location
- Charlotte, Huntersville, Mooresville, Matthews, Monroe, Waxhaw, Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Lake Wylie
- Address
- Multiple stores, including 928 Gold Hill Rd, Fort Mill SC; 2186 Cherry Rd and 1735 Heckle Blvd, Rock Hill SC; 158 Highway 274, Lake Wylie SC
- Region
- Charlotte, Lake Norman, Matthews and Union County, Fort Mill and Rock Hill
- Website
- www.publix.com
- Category
- Groceries, bakeries and food
How it's owned
An employee stock ownership plan: a trust holds company shares for employees, usually as a retirement benefit, with conventional management.
In the company's own words: “We are the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States.”
Information verified October 2026 by FYP Charlotte. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.