Company Profile for Safeway
Safeway Inc.
| Type | Public (NYSE: SWY) S&P 500 Component |
|---|---|
| Founded | American Falls, Idaho, U.S. (1915) |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California, U.S. |
| Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
| Key People | Steven Burd, CEO and Chairman |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, delicatessen, dry cleaning, frozen foods, fuel, grocery, lottery, pharmacy, photographic processing, produce, seafood, snack food, liquor, flowers, and Western Union |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
MS 10501
PO Box 29093
Phoenix, AZ 85038-9093
Toll free: 1-877-723-3929
www.safeway.com
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Safeway Suspends Employee After He Stopped A Man From Hitting Pregnant Girlfriend
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 16, 2012 1:00 PM
147 Comments
We've gotten multiple tips from readers expressing disgust at Safeway, after an employee in California was suspended without pay for intervening in a domestic assault situation inside the store. The police called the worker a hero for stopping a man from hitting his pregnant girlfriend. More »
Safeway's New 'Easy Scoop' Ice Cream Easier To Scoop Because There's Less Of It
By Laura Northrup on May 14, 2012 11:30 AM
36 Comments
Safeway's Lucerne house brand ice creams have been repackaged, and now come in a round container branded the "Easy-Scoop Package." That's a nice redesign, and round containers are easier to scoop from. Only, as reader Ryan points out, maybe the ice cream is easier to scoop now because there's now a half-quart less of it. More »
Safeway Says It Is Moving Toward Crate-Free Pork Suppliers
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 8, 2012 11:00 AM
15 Comments
Safeway is joining the ranks of other food providers, announcing that it plans to stop using any pork suppliers that put pregnant sows in cages as part of the production process. Animal rights groups call caging or crating pigs inhumane. More »
There Are Now 900,000 Fewer Pounds Of "Pink Slime" Being Produced Each Day
By Chris Morran on March 26, 2012 3:15 PM
122 Comments
With several supermarket chains — including Kroger and Safeway — opting to stop selling ground beef that contains "lean, finely textured beef," the ammonia-treated filler affectionately known as "pink slime," the company that pumps out the stuff has had to suspend production at three of its four slime-making facilities. More »
Safeway To Stop Selling Ground Beef That Contains "Pink Slime"
By Chris Morran on March 21, 2012 2:15 PM
43 Comments
It's been a bad year for "lean finely textured beef," better known by the less-tasty moniker "pink slime." The ammonia-treated beef trimmings that have been used as ground beef filler for decades is quickly becoming a pariah at U.S. grocery stores like Safeway, which has announced it will no longer sell the stuff. More »
Safeway Security Guard Bans 4-Year-Old From Store For Eating Dried Apricots
By Chris Morran on November 28, 2011 2:35 PM
106 Comments
Three decades later, I still have a very vivid memory of the day I learned about shoplifting. My mom was in the checkout line at Acme and I was eye-level with the candy rack and oh man did that Rolo look tasty. So I took it, because that's what I thought you did. I was wrong and was told so by my horrified mother when I offered her some chocolate a few minutes later. She took me back in, paid for the Rolo and explained to me about shoplifting. I'm just lucky I didn't pilfer that treat from the Safeway in Everett, Washington. More »
Child Seized After Fainting Mother Forgot To Pay For Sandwich
By Ben Popken on October 31, 2011 1:00 PM
215 Comments
A Hawaii couple was tossed in jail and their child taken by protective services for 18 hours after the mother forgot to pay for her sandwich at Safeway. More »
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Safeway Catches Alleged Shoplifters With Tracking Device On Getaway Van
By Phil Villarreal on February 22, 2011 12:30 PM
213 Comments
Management of a Portland, Ore. Safeway was sick of getting ripped off by the same couple over and over again, so its security staff placed a tracking device on the van driven by the alleged shoplifters. Now the couple, accused of swiping more than $5 million worth of goods from the Safeway over several years, is in custody. More »
Safeway Pharmacist Accidentally Gives Abortion-Inducing Drug To Pregnant Woman
By Chris Morran on February 8, 2011 12:47 PM
250 Comments
If you never thought to double check that bottle you pick up from the prescription counter, here's a story that will probably stick in your head the next time you're getting a 'scrip filled. More »
Shopper: I Was Banned From Safeway Because I Asked For Large Chicken Breasts
By Chris Morran on August 23, 2010 4:36 PM
201 Comments
A man in Colorado claims he was given the boot — and a trespassing notice that bans him from the property for one year — from his local Safeway. But it wasn't over shoplifting or anything like that; he says it was all because of a misunderstanding about his poultry order. More »
