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Fresh Encounter

www.freshencounter.com

 
Fresh Encounter, Inc. began in 1995, when Mike Needler and his family purchased CWC Companies, a retail grocery chain that was founded in 1964. In 1998, Fresh Encounter, Inc. expanded dramatically with the acquisition of Fulmer Supermarkets, another
  • Number of Employees: 1K-5K
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million

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