# Stew Leonard's Farm Fresh Food

> Stew Leonard's is a family-owned regional grocer that sells a tightly edited assortment of fresh food, private-label staples, prepared meals and catering across eight stores in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Its one-way layouts, open production areas, animatronic shows and customer-service rituals turn a routine supermarket trip into a small family outing - a distinctive model that now produces more than $500 million in annual sales.

- **Founded:** 1969
- **Headquarters:** Norwalk, United States
- **Founders:** Stew Leonard Sr. (Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 2,500 team members.
- **Products:** Farm-fresh grocery retail, Prepared foods and catering, Online ordering, pickup and delivery, Wine and spirits, Family experiences
- **Notable:** Earned a 1992 Guinness World Record for the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States., Appeared on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten consecutive years., Grew from one 17,000-square-foot dairy store with seven employees and eight products to eight grocery stores across three states.

## Products & services

- **Farm-fresh grocery retail** — A tightly edited assortment centered on produce, dairy, meat, seafood, bakery, cheese, pantry staples and private-label food.
- **Prepared foods and catering** — Ready-to-eat meals, deli items, platters, holiday dinners, bakery goods and event catering made for convenience and entertaining.
- **Online ordering, pickup and delivery** — Website and app ordering supported by Instacart, with on-demand delivery also available through Uber Eats.
- **Wine and spirits** — Family-owned wine stores and, where permitted, integrated food-and-wine shopping such as the Clifton, New Jersey location.
- **Family experiences** — Animatronic shows, costumed characters, seasonal events, ice cream counters and petting-zoo-style attractions that make stores destinations.

## Achievements

- Earned a 1992 Guinness World Record for the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States.
- Appeared on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for ten consecutive years.
- Grew from one 17,000-square-foot dairy store with seven employees and eight products to eight grocery stores across three states.
- Welcomes more than 20 million visitors annually, according to the company.
- Opened its eighth grocery store and second New Jersey food-and-wine location in Clifton in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced executive promotions across New York and Connecticut, including third-generation family leaders and long-tenured operators; the company said more than 80% of management is promoted from within.
- **2026-04** — Published new seasonal food and beverage guidance, including summer burger techniques and low-alcohol cocktail recommendations.
- **2025-10** — Expanded Thanksgiving convenience messaging around catering and delivery; the company said it sells more than 20,000 turkeys, 55,000 pies and 10,000 pounds of mashed potatoes for the holiday.
- **2025-09** — Ran a chain-wide National Kidney Foundation fundraiser inspired by Jill Leonard Tavello's transplant journey.
- **2024-11** — Joined Uber Eats for on-demand grocery delivery across all store locations.
- **2024-05** — Opened a 56,000-square-foot food and wine store in Clifton, New Jersey, the company's eighth grocery location.

## Links

- Website: https://stewleonards.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stew-leonard%27s
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StewLeonards
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StewLeonardsVideos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stewleonards/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/stewleonards

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Last updated: 2026-08-13