please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message bashas inc. type private industry retail founded 1932 headquarters chandler arizona number of locations 118 total bashas 52 ; food city 48 ; aj s fine foods 11 ; bashas dine market 7 key people edward basha iii president chief executive officer and chairman of the board 2 products grocery number of employees 9 085 3 website bashas.com a bashas supermarket in arizona . bashas is a family owned grocery store chain primarily located in arizona with one location outside the state in crownpoint new mexico . its headquarters are in unincorporated maricopa county arizona near chandler . 1 2 contents 1 overview 2 history 2.1 chapter 11 filing 3 slogans 4 store names 4.1 aj s fine foods 4.2 bashas 4.3 bashas din markets 4.4 food city 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links overview edit the bashas family of stores includes four distinct formats bashas bashas din aj s fine foods and food city . the company has more than 130 stores serving every county in arizona and crownpoint new mexico . the company had a location in california in the town of needles that closed in may 2014 . 3 the company recently added a new format called bashas farmers market . this newest format is only in prescott payson and winslow . with all the layoffs in 2009 and store closures bashas employees total approximately 8 500 . bashas has doubled in size in the last decade with stores under the bashas name as well as aj s fine foods and food city bringing the total to more than 130 stores . most bashas stores are non union ; however nine stores that bashas acquired from previous chains continue to be represented by the united food and commercial workers which campaigns against the chain . in october 2007 an administrative law judge sided with the ufcw and an nlrb ruling that bashas violated federal law by withdrawing recognition to the ufcw at the inherited stores 4 . bashas also has a distribution center located in chandler which includes over 16 acres 65 000 m2 of under roof space as well as a full mechanic shop . the perishables area of the center is temperature and climate controlled and includes ripening rooms and areas that vary in temperature from a base temperature of 55 f year round to freezer rooms of 10 f. history edit najeeb basha immigrated to the united states from lebanon in 1886 ; he and his wife najeeby moved to arizona in 1910 . the family struggled for years in retail sales in the arizona mining towns of ray and sonora facing numerous setbacks but remained determined in succeeding . the first store to officially incorporate the bashas name opened in 1932 in goodyear arizona as a company store where employees of j. g. boswell could purchase groceries with company scrip . bashas was founded by najeeb and najeeby s sons ike and eddie basha sr. upon the death of eddie sr. leadership was taken over by eddie basha jr. . eddie jr. died in march 2013 4 and the ceo is now eddie jr. s son eddie basha iii . in march 2014 bashas named edward basha iii president ceo and chairman of the board . darl andersen who had been president and ceo will assume the role of executive adviser to the president and chairman . edward basha iii was formerly vice president retail operations . robert ortiz will assume the role of senior vice president operations . ortiz was previously vice president sales and marketing and will be succeeded by jim vaughan with the title of senior vice president procurement and marketing . he had been president of the super saver group of stores . in addition don ulrich has been named executive chief operating officer . 5 . 5 chapter 11 filing edit on july 12 2009 bashas filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 11 citing the weak economy increased competition and their ongoing legal fight with the ufcw union . in doing so the company plans on closing ten under performing bashas and food city stores . the company emerged from bankruptcy in late 2010 . the chapter 11 plan provided for payment in full of all creditors . slogans edit slogans include bashas bashas din markets where you ve got a friend ; from our family to yours since 1932 ; sensational savings ... and service too aj s fine foods experience the difference ; the purveyors of fine foods food city mucho value store names edit aj s fine foods edit aj s fine foods are gourmet and specialty stores . the stores feature chef prepared entrees an extensive wine collection with trained cellar staff and specialty baked goods . these are the few former bayless markets left . bashas edit bashas supermarkets are traditional grocery stores . bashas din markets edit bashas din markets are located on the navajo nation . 6 they specialize in the needs of navajo customers with products such as blue bird flour for fry bread mutton and wool . stores are labeled in both navajo and english . food city edit food city was acquired by bashas in 1993 . since acquiring the original food city store numerous bashas stores including many of the oldest locations dating from the 1950s and 60s have been converted to this format . food city offers a full variety of ethnic and hispanic food choices . although there is nothing in the name that suggests that the store focuses on hispanic foods inside most stores offer numerous hispanic themed foods . some of these stores were also previously bayless markets . in response kroger owned fry s food and drug another arizona competitor has launched fry s mercado as a competitor to the hispanic food market . the food city locations outside of arizona are unrelated . references edit chandler city arizona . u.s. census bureau . retrieved on october 12 2011 . contact information . bashas . retrieved on october 12 2011 . bashas corporate offices 22402 s. basha road chandler az 85248 denevan jennifer 2014 03 28 . bashas says store was not profitable . mohave valley daily news . retrieved 2016 03 01 . 1 eddie basha obituary andnowuknow bashas supplier proposal package . page 4 . accessed 2010 04 28 . further reading edit jarman max bashas files for bankruptcy protection ; 10 stores to close the arizona republic at azcentral.com july 13 2009 . mctaggart jenny and stephen dowdell cover story retailer of the year growing up bashas google cache subscription required progressive grocer december 1 2005 schmidt erin bashas stores multiplying in northwest market northwest explorer february 22 2005 . external links edit arizona portal companies portal food portal bashas homepage food city homepage aj s fine foods homepage bashas customers get treats for store s industry award the arizona republic december 15 2005 . v t e supermarket chains in the united states kroger baker s supermarkets city market dillons food stores food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food & drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jay c king soopers kroger owen s pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s metro market copp s ruler foods scott s smith s albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons supervalu county market cub farm fresh hornbacher s save a lot shop n save shoppers ahold delhaize food lion giant carlisle giant landover hannaford brothers company martin s food markets stop & shop southeastern grocers bi lo fresco y m s harveys supermarkets winn dixie wakefern pricerite shoprite the fresh grocer other national chains aldi iga lidl target walmart regional chains asian 99 ranch market great wall supermarket h mart hong kong supermarket island pacific supermarket marina food marukai corporation u.s.a. mitsuwa marketplace nijiya market seafood city shun fat supermarket uwajimaya hispanic bravo el ahorro supermarket fiesta foods fiesta mart la perla tapat a supermarkets m s 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