Cumberland Farms
Encyclopedia
Cumberland Farms is a regional chain of convenience stores based in Framingham, Massachusetts
, and operating primarily in the eastern United States
and Florida. Cumberland Farms operates roughly 600 retail stores, gas stations, and a support system including petroleum and grocery distribution operations in 11 states. The store is often called "Cumby's" or just simply "Cumberland," and its original colors were navy blue and orange, though they were recently changed to blue and green with the new logo. The company is owned by the Haseotes family, with Lily Haseotes Bentas formerly serving as CEO. Ari Haseotes is the President and C.O.O. It is one of the largest retail chains to be completely privately owned.
, which eventually grew into the largest dairy farm in Southern New England. Cumberland Farms opened a dairy store in Bellingham, Massachusetts in 1958 and the first convenience store in the Northeastern United States in 1962.
Cumberland Farms has been a two-thirds limited partner in the Gulf Oil
company since 1993, while it has owned the rights to sell gasoline
under the Gulf name throughout the United States since 1986.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
, and operating primarily in the eastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Florida. Cumberland Farms operates roughly 600 retail stores, gas stations, and a support system including petroleum and grocery distribution operations in 11 states. The store is often called "Cumby's" or just simply "Cumberland," and its original colors were navy blue and orange, though they were recently changed to blue and green with the new logo. The company is owned by the Haseotes family, with Lily Haseotes Bentas formerly serving as CEO. Ari Haseotes is the President and C.O.O. It is one of the largest retail chains to be completely privately owned.
History
In 1938, Vasilios and Aphrodite Haseotes purchased a single-cow farm in Cumberland, Rhode IslandCumberland, Rhode Island
Cumberland is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 33,506 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, which eventually grew into the largest dairy farm in Southern New England. Cumberland Farms opened a dairy store in Bellingham, Massachusetts in 1958 and the first convenience store in the Northeastern United States in 1962.
Cumberland Farms has been a two-thirds limited partner in the Gulf Oil
Gulf Oil LP
Gulf Oil LP is a major American oil company formed when Cumberland Farms acquired the naming rights to the Gulf Oil brand from Chevron in the United States in 1986. By 2010, Cumberland acquired all rights to the brand in the US, making it the sole owner and marketer in the country...
company since 1993, while it has owned the rights to sell gasoline
Gasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
under the Gulf name throughout the United States since 1986.