markets inc. type public traded as nasdaq imkta industry retail grocery founded 1963 ; 53 years ago 1963 as ingles asheville north carolina u.s. headquarters black mountain north carolina u.s. number of locations 201 1 area served alabama georgia north carolina south carolina tennessee virginia key people robert p. ingle ii ceo chairman of the board james w. lanning president products laura lynn named after robert ingle s daughter 2 private label services real estate dairy and beverage processing 3 revenue 3.74 billion fiscal 2013 1 net income 20.8 million fiscal 2013 1 number of employees 18 800 4 subsidiaries milkco inc. website ingles markets.com ingles in thomasville north carolina . ingles markets inc. is an american regional supermarket chain based in black mountain north carolina . 5 as of january 2011 the company operates over 200 supermarkets in the southeastern united states . the company although listed on the nasdaq is family controlled with 86 % of the voting power and nearly half of the shares owned by the ingle family . 3 as an adjunct to its supermarket business ingles owns and operates shopping centers gas stations and a milk processing and packaging plant . 3 contents 1 locations 2 history 3 competition 4 references 5 external links locations edit ingles operates 201 stores in six southeastern states 1 alabama 1 georgia 71 north carolina 71 south carolina 36 tennessee 21 virginia 2 ingles also owns and operates sav mor foods which includes seven locations in north carolina and one each in south carolina and tennessee . citation needed substantially all of ingles stores are located within 280 miles 450 km of its warehouse located in black mountain north carolina . 3 store 1 unknown store 2 7 leicester hwy . asheville nc 28806 store 3 915 merrimon ave. asheville nc 28804 store 4 1141 tunnel rd. asheville nc 28805 store 5 669 haywood rd. asheville nc 28806 store 6 1122 randolph st. thomasville nc 27360 store 7 29 tunnel rd. asheville nc 28805 store 8 550 hwy . 9 black mountain nc 28711 store 9 190 clinch ave. clinton tn 37716 store 10 unknown store 11 1980 asheville hwy . hendersonville nc 28792 store 12 1818 w. dixon blvd. shelby nc 28150 store 13 400 e. u.s. hwy . 19 burnsville nc 28714 store 14 152 w. palmer st. franklin nc 28734 store 15 1627 w. floyd baker blvd. gaffney sc 29340 store 16 426 s. main st. belton sc 29627 store 17 502 a ann st. pickens sc 29671 store 18 unknown store 19 unknown store 20 unknown store 21 615 asheville hwy . greeneville tn 37743 store 22 499 weaverville rd. asheville nc 28804 store 23 201 barber blvd. waynesville nc 28786 store 24 863 brevard rd. asheville nc 28806 store 25 2060 u.s. hwy . 19 murphy nc 28906 store 26 unknown store 27 756 s. church st. forest city nc 28043 store 28 5580 hwy . 25 marshall nc 28753 store 29 7616 augusta rd. piedmont sc 29673 store 30 1865 hendersonville rd. asheville nc 28803 store 31 153 smokey park hwy . asheville nc 28806 store 32 1335 stallings rd. greenville sc 29609 store 33 125 greenwood rd. spruce pine nc 28777 store 34 2299 u.s. hwy . 70 swannanoa nc 28778 store 35 19 23 at hughes branch rd. bryson city nc 28713 store 36 5679 appalachian hwy . blue ridge ga 30513 store 37 8650 asheville hwy . spartanburg sc 29302 store 38 2795 e. main st. spartanburg sc 29307 store 39 4396 hwy . 24 anderson sc 29626 store 40 unknown store 41 621 fairview rd. simpsonville sc 29681 store 42 116 w. butler rd. mauldin sc 29662 store 43 2901 hendersonville rd. fletcher nc 28732 store 44 901 e. main st. laurens sc 29360 store 45 2000 s. pine st. spartanburg sc 29302 store 46 1205 gastonia hwy . bessemer city nc 28016 store 47 297 main st. andrews nc 28901 store 48 unknown store 49 180 scenic plaza dr. west union sc 29691 store 50 19 webster rd. sylva nc 28779 store 51 5251 calhoun memorial hwy . easley sc 29642 store 52 unknown store 53 854 hwy . 93 clemson sc 29631 store 54 unknown store 55 630 champion dr. canton nc 28716 store 56 1503 n. main st. abbeville sc 29620 store 57 285 n. broad st. winder ga 30680 store 58 1678 brown ave. waynesville nc 28786 store 59 unknown store 60 309 w. henderson st. marion nc 28752 store 61 199 habersham county shopping center cornelia ga 30531 store 62 575 new leicester hwy . asheville nc 28806 store 63 6400 brevard rd. etowah nc 28729 store 64 466 hwy . 53 e. calhoun ga 30701 store 65 901 lower heard st. elberton ga 30635 store 66 1000 e. franklin st. hartwell ga 30643 store 67 684 n. broad st. brevard nc 28712 store 68 312 jacobs hwy . clinton sc 29325 store 69 1500 poinsett hwy . greenville sc 29609 store 70 2845 e. andrew johnson hwy . greeneville tn 37743 store 71 404 hwy . 321 n. lenoir city tn 37771 store 72 4345 ft. henry dr. kingsport tn 37663 store 73 10903 anderson rd. powdersville sc 29673 store 74 6605 white horse rd. greenville sc 29602 store 75 unknown store 76 879 joe frank harris pkwy . cartersville ga 3012o store 77 625 spartanburg hwy . hendersonville nc 28739 store 78 3219 taylorsville rd. statesville nc 28625 store 79 780 hendersonville rd. asheville nc 28803 store 80 225 carl eller rd. mars hill nc 28754 store 81 unknown store 82 60 ashemont dr. west jefferson nc 28694 store 83 955 cranberry st. newland nc 28657 store 84 2575 hwy . 105 boone nc 28607 store 85 3980 w. andrew johnson hwy . morristown tn 37814 store 86 962 g i maddox pkwy . chatsworth ga 30705 store 87 4629 hwy . 411 madisonville tn 37354 store 88 917 decatur pike athens tn 37303 store 89 270 merchants square dr. dallas ga 30132 store 90 unknown store 91 11847 kingston pike farragut tn 37934 store 92 unknown store 93 2150 e. main st. duncan sc 29334 store 94 211 ingles place seneca sc 29678 store 95 unknown store 96 108 riverstone pkwy . canton ga 30114 store 97 unknown store 98 207 b hwy . 515 blairsville ga 30512 store 99 unknown store 100 636 n.c. 24 27 bypass e. albemarle nc 28001 store 101 5044 alabama rd. ringgold ga 30736 store 102 1154 lawrenceville hwy . lawrenceville ga 30045 store 103 unknown store 104 1705 brevard hwy . hendersonville nc 28739 store 105 1031 alabama ave. bremen ga 30110 store 106 6055 bethelview rd. cumming ga 30040 store 107 unknown store 108 unknown store 109 802 s. main st. walnut cove nc 27052 store 110 u.s. hwy . 64 e. cashiers nc 28717 store 111 225 charlotte hwy . asheville nc 28803 store 112 unknown store 113 unknown store 114 398 westgate rd. franklin nc 28734 store 115 2095 n. bridge st. elkin nc 28621 store 116 230 hwy . 64 hayesville nc 28904 store 117 214 n. main st. boiling springs nc 28017 store 118 1305 fallston rd. shelby nc 28150 store 119 1523 s. post rd. shelby nc 28150 store 120 120 carbon city rd. morganton nc 28655 store 121 2630 connelly springs rd. granite falls nc 28630 store 122 unknown store 123 unknown store 124 unknown store 125 unknown store 126 unknown store 127 276 n.c. hwy . 9 lake lure nc 28746 store 128 unknown store 129 1227 burkemont ave. morganton nc 28655 store 130 301 long shoals rd. arden nc 28704 store 131 2 sweetwater rd. robbinsville nc 28771 store 132 4501 hwy . 441 bypass franklin nc 28734 store 133 3338 boylston hwy . mills river nc 28759 store 134 unknown store 135 unknown store 136 unknown store 137 unknown store 138 unknown store 139 unknown store 140 unknown store 141 unknown store 142 unknown store 143 unknown store 144 unknown store 145 unknown store 146 715 w. trade st. dallas nc 28034 store 147 2111 shelby rd. kings mountain nc 28086 store 148 2130 e. main st. lincolnton nc 28092 store 149 unknown store 150 unknown store 151 unknown store 152 unknown store 153 unknown store 154 unknown store 155 unknown store 156 unknown store 157 unknown store 158 unknown store 159 unknown store 160 unknown store 161 unknown store 162 unknown store 163 unknown store 164 unknown store 165 unknown store 166 unknown store 167 unknown store 168 unknown store 169 unknown store 170 unknown store 171 unknown store 172 unknown store 173 unknown store 174 unknown store 175 unknown store 176 unknown store 177 220 n. highland lake rd. flat rock nc 28731 store 178 unknown store 179 3643 howard gap rd. hendersonville nc 28792 store 180 140 weaver blvd. weaverville nc 28787 x some store listings are missing . more stores will be added . history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . march 2011 ingles began in 1963 when robert p. ingle opened its first location in asheville north carolina . from the beginning it was known as ingles and not ingle s . 6 ingle was following in his father s footsteps who had been in the grocery business until 1956 . 2 in 1982 ingles purchased a milk processing and packaging plant from sealtest which it operates as milkco inc. a wholly owned subsidiary . 7 two thirds of milkco s business which was later expanded beyond dairy to include products such as citrus tea and bottled water is from food service distributors grocery warehouses and independent specialty retailers located in 17 states as of 2010 . 3 ingles became a publicly traded company in 1987 . 3 in the 2000s the chain started building ingles gas express gas stations with many of its newer stores . citation needed in feb 2005 ingles markets announced it would restate financial statements for fiscal 2002 and 2003 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2004 to correct the accounting for vendor allowances and certain other items . 8 the restatement was a significant factor in january 2006 announcement that ingles received a wells notice from the u.s. securities and exchange commission . 9 following the death of robert ingle on march 6 2011 10 his son robert p. ingle ii became ceo . 11 in december 2012 and december 2013 the company collaborated with eblen charities st. nicholas project on what they called ingles toy store offering toys games clothes and stocking stuffers to needy north carolina families . 12 competition edit local competitors include harris teeter bi lo kroger food city food lion lowes foods publix and united grocery outlet . 13 references edit a b c d ingles markets inc. reports 49th year of record sales ... . press release . asheville nc ingles markets . december 9 2013 . retrieved 2014 05 31 . a b all about ingles . ingles markets . retrieved 2011 03 11 . a b c d e f ingles markets what makes it something special . seeking alpha . retrieved 2011 03 11 . ingles markets inc black mountain nc 287119103 . manta.com . retrieved 2014 05 31 . contact information . ingles markets . retrieved on november 17 2012 . 2913 us highway 70 w black mountain nc 28711 9103 blake casey may 2 2014 . answer woman ingles punctuation moffitt complaint . asheville citizen times . retrieved 2014 05 31 . ingles cfo ron freeman ... said the continued mispunctuation is a nod to the old school ways of store naming . we ve used ingles without the apostrophe ever since our first store opened in 1963 he said . pictures of our first store and our first newspaper ad don t have the apostrophe he said . it s somewhat