GREAT ATLANTIC & PAC TEA CO (OTC:GAPTQ)
Industry: Services

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. operates conventional supermarkets, combination food and drug stores, and discount food stores. The companys stores offer grocery products that include grocery, frozen foods, dairy, general merchandise/health and beauty aids, wine, beer, spirits, and pharmacy products; meat products, which comprise meat, deli, bakery, and seafood; fresh produce that consists of produce and floral, as well as on-site banking services. As of November 11, 2010, the company operated 395 retail stores in 8 states and the District of Columbia under the A&P, Waldbaum's, Pathmark, Best Cellars, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, SuperFresh, and Food Basics. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company was founded in 1859 and is based in Montvale, New Jersey. On December 12, 2010, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, White Plains.