Safeway
Reader score: 73
Year founded: 1915
Location: Western/Central United States
Earlier this month, Cerberus Capital Management agreed to buy Safeway, the second-largest grocery store company in the country for about $9.4 billion. Under the deal, Safeway would combine with the rest of Cerberus’ holdings for a company that has 2,400 stores and a volume of about $60 billion.