Marsh Supermarkets Inc.

Private Company, Headquarters Location
333 S Franklin Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46219-7721, United States
(800)382-8798, (317)594-2100, http://www.marsh.net

Primary SIC: Grocery Stores, Primary NAICS: Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Description: Retail: Grocery and convenience store chain; food services that provides upscale catering, vending, concession and business cafeteria management services; flower shops.One of the largest food retailers in the Midwest, Marsh Supermarkets is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in Muncie, Indiana in 1931, the company now operates 72 Marsh Supermarkets, full service stores which include such conveniences as pharmacies and video stores; 17 LoBill Foods stores, markets with more limited services; and 172 Village Pantry convenience stores throughout Indiana and Ohio. Marsh also operates the Convenience Store Distributing Company, stocking the Village Pantry stores and 1,290 other non-affiliated convenience stores in seven midwestern states. The company's Crystal Food Services, the largest food service operator in Indianapolis, offers cafeteria management, catering, and concession and vending services to corporate clients. Don Marsh is chairman and CEO of Marsh Supermarkets, and other descendents of founder Ermal Marsh continue to own a portion of the company. Competing supermarket chains include Kroger, SUPERVALU, and Meijer.