Grocery & Specialty Food

Grocery Outlet

Hellman & Friedman acquired Grocery Outlet, a discount grocery chain, in 2014. Took it public in 2019 (NASDAQ: GO). Grocery Outlet operates through independent operators (IOs) — a franchisee model that shifts business risk to individual store operators while limiting their upside.

FOUNDED
1946
ACQUIRED
Hellman & Friedman, 2014

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1946

Grocery Outlet founded

2014

Acquired by Hellman & Friedman

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