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Headquarters: PO Box 407 Lakeland, FL 33802 Employees: 146,000 CEO: Charlie Jenkins Jr. Employee-owned stock Website: http://www.publix.com Career Site Publix Super Markets is the largest employee-owned supermarket chain in the nation and serves the Southeastern U.S. Publix has 926 supermarkets in Florida (665), Georgia (171), South Carolina (41), Alabama (29) and Tennessee (20). For fiscal 2006, sales at Publix were $21.7 billion. Publix has manufacturing facilities in: Atlanta, GA - Bakery Plant; Deerfield Beach, FL - Dairy Plant, Fresh Foods; Jacksonville, FL - Fresh Foods; Lakeland, FL - Bakery Plant, Dairy Plant, Deli Kitchen, Fresh Foods, and Printing Services; Lawrenceville, GA - Dairy Plant     Stock in Publix is available only to employees and is not publicly traded. Only employees and members of the Board of Directors can purchase stock at certain times of the year. The market price of Publix stock is determined by the company's Board of Directors, following estimates by independent appraiser. The company was founded by George Jenkins who opened the first Publix store in 1930 in Winter Haven, FL. Benefits Benefits available to all eligible associates: - Sunday and Holiday Premium Pay - Group Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Holiday Bonus - Credit Union Services - Tuition Reimbursement - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Employee Stock Ownership Plan - Employee Stock Purchase Plan Additional benefits available to eligible full-time associates: - Vacation Pay (eligible to part-time associates in the Atlanta division) - Sick Pay - Group Long Term Disability Plan - Group Life Insurance Some associates also receive a free meal on workdays, depending on their location. Updated January 22, 2008