Roche Bros.
Supermarket chains in Massachusetts, United States
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Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. is a chain of supermarkets based in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The company's stores are primarily located in the Boston Metro Area. Roche Bros. also operates the supermarket chain Sudbury Farms.
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 Storefront of Roche Bros. in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1952 in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Founders | Pat and Bud Roche |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 20 [1] (2021) |
Area served | |
| Revenue |  $389 million (2019) |
| Owner | Bozzuto's Inc. (51% in 2024) |
Number of employees | 4,600 (2019)[2] |
| Website | rochebros |
A third banner, Brothers Marketplace, primarily the next-generation concept of the brothers Ed and Rick Roche, has five locations: the first one was opened in Weston, Massachusetts and a second in Medfield, Massachusetts, both in 2014. Since then three more have been opened: Waltham, Massachusetts in 2018, Duxbury, Massachusetts in 2019, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, also in 2019. The Waltham location closed nearly three years after it opened in May 2021.[2][3][4][5][6]
History
Pat and Bud Roche opened their first store in Roslindale, Massachusetts in 1952 as a meat and produce shop. The store expanded to include groceries in 1957.[7] The brothers later passed down the company to their sons Jay, Ed, and Rick Roche.[8][9]
On April 29, 2015, a Roche Bros. store opened in Boston's Downtown Crossing in the space formerly occupied by the original Filene's Basement.[10][11]
As of May 2019, the chain had 15 Roche Bros. and two Sudbury Farms locations.[12]
In October 2024, a 51% controlling interest of the company was sold to Bozzuto's.[13]
Locations
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. currently operates in 20 locations.[14]
Roche Bros.
- Acton, Boston (Downtown Crossing and West Roxbury), Bridgewater, Easton, Marshfield, Mashpee, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norton (formerly), Sudbury, Waltham (formerly), Watertown, Wellesley, Westborough, Westwood