Raley's Supermarkets is a privately held, family-owned supermarket

Supermarket

A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...

 chain that operates 133 stores under the Raley's, Bel Air Markets, Nob Hill Foods, and Food Source banners in northern California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. Founded in 1935 by Tom Raley in Placerville

Placerville

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, Raley's employs around 13,400 workers today. Headquartered in West Sacramento, California

West Sacramento, California

West Sacramento is a city in Yolo County, California. It is contiguous with Sacramento, but is separated by the Sacramento River which is also the county line, so West Sacramento is in a different county than Sacramento...

, Raley's is the dominant supermarket operator in the Sacramento

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

 metropolitan area with over a third of the market.

Supermarket News ranked Raley's No. 38 in the 2009 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2008–09 fiscal year estimated sales of $3.4 billion.

Raley’s continues to rank among the nation’s top supermarket chains, according to readers of Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

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. In 2009, the company received highest marks for customer service.

Readers of Sacramento Magazine again named Raley's and Bel Air the 'Best Grocery Store' and the 'Best Place to Buy Fruits and Veggies' in the November 2009 Best Of Sacramento issue.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Raley’s Supermarket in Tracy, California

Tracy, California

Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California, United States and an exurb of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census.-History:...

 with a GreenChill Partnership Gold-Level Certification for innovative green refrigeration technology, the company's third store to achieve this honor.

Raley Field

Raley Field

Raley Field is the home of the Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League. Raley Field was built on the site of old warehouses and railyards, in West Sacramento, California, USA across the Sacramento River from the California State Capitol.The privately financed...

, home of the Sacramento RiverCats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....

, is located in West Sacramento and is named after the chain.