Safeway Community Markets, the name that Safeway uses for several former Andronico’s markets in Berkeley and other Bay Area locations, may return to the old family name, according to Wendy Gutshall, a spokesperson for the supermarket chain.
Berkeleyside recently received tips from readers suggesting that the Andronico’s family might return in some capacity to run the supermarkets, but this is not the case, according to Gutshall.
In late 2016, Safeway Inc., a subsidiary of Albertsons, announced its acquisition of Andronico’s Community Markets, and, early the following year, rebranded the two Berkeley locations that were sill open — at 1550 Shattuck Ave. and 1850 Solano Ave. — as Safeway Community Markets.
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