The sons of Charles Fry, John, Randy and Dave partnered with Kathryn Kolder (John’s ex-girlfriend) to put up the first store in California after their father gave them the proceeds of Fry’s Supermarket in 1972. Charles Fry sold his business to Save Mart Supermarkets and a portion of the $14 million deal went to his sons.
Their stores are also made known for its various themes. Their second store in Sunnyvale has been designed like the interior of a giant computer. Other shops also have different motifs like Science Fiction, Ancient Rome theme, Wild West and even Atlantis!
To date, John Fry is sitting as the CEO of the company and brother David is the CFO. With their revenue of $2.1 billion, the company surely deserves their spot in the list of the largest privately owned companies in the United States.