| Are you looking for information pertaining to filling | | | | Ownership Trust, an employee pension plan. This |
| out a WinCo Foods employment application? If | | | | pension plan grows at an annual rate of 21.51%, |
| you are truly interested in pursuing a career with | | | | which in return creates an extremely dedicated |
| this company, you can pick up an application in | | | | workforce. This has contributed to the company's |
| person at any WinCo Foods location. It does not | | | | success, and skipping ahead to 2009, they were |
| appear that you are able to pursue this effort | | | | listed at the 92nd spot in Forbes Magazine's list of |
| online. They also do not accept resumes. | | | | the 500 largest Privately Held Companies. In 1999, |
| Regardless, I would like to spend some time, and | | | | to avoid customer confusion with other large |
| give you more history about this privately held | | | | "mart" stores, such as Kmart & Wal-Mart, the |
| company. This way, you can be more informed if | | | | company decided to change their name to WinCo, |
| you find yourself in an interview with them. As | | | | the name that you know today. This name |
| you know, the more that you know about a | | | | stands for "winning company." |
| company, the better your chances will be of | | | | Today, Winco has 71 stores operating in six |
| landing that job that you are applying for. I would | | | | states (Washington, Idaho, California, Nevada, |
| also like to give you information about an | | | | Oregon, and Utah). With more than 13,000 |
| opportunity that people are flocking to every | | | | employees, they continue to grow and employ |
| single day, but that will come later. First things | | | | more individuals every single year. |
| first. | | | | As you can see, WinCo Foods is a great |
| A little bit of History: | | | | company with a long history of success and |
| Ralph Ward and Bud Williams founded Waremart | | | | stability. They offer many reasons why you |
| in 1967 with the goal of providing a wide selection | | | | should pursue filling out that WinCo Foods |
| of merchandise to consumers at a very low price. | | | | Employment Application. The question is, should |
| The very first store was located in Boise, Idaho | | | | you? |
| and a second store was opened the very next | | | | I want to encourage you to dream bigger. Do |
| year. In 1972, the company was hit with disaster | | | | you really want to depend on WinCo Foods to |
| when a tornado completely destroyed a store in | | | | fulfill the dreams that you have for you and your |
| Vancouver, Washington. Although devastating, this | | | | family? Do you really want to begin a career in |
| event never impacted the growth of this up and | | | | the fast paced world of retail? Why don't you join |
| coming company. In fact, by 1987, Waremart had | | | | the other multitudes of people who are finding a |
| sales of $198 million and 850 employees. The | | | | life of financial peace and freedom in their |
| very next year, sales rose to $212 million. By | | | | home-based business of online marketing? I do |
| 1991, they were employing more than 1750 | | | | not have to tell you how large the internet is |
| employees and had sales just under $300 million. | | | | today, and why not harness its power to create |
| In 1985, the employees of this company | | | | a substantial stream of income for you? This |
| purchased the Waremart Foods Employee Stock | | | | opportunity is very real and tangible. |