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A grocery trade publication reported today that Richmond-based Ukrop’s Super Markets Inc. is in discussions with potential buyers for the 28-store chain.
Food World reported on its Web site that family-owned Ukrop ' s had issued a prospectus "detailing vital Ukrop’s store data and seeking interest in a potential sale." It cited multiple industry sources.
Jeff Metzger, publisher Maryland-based Food World, declined to comment on the story yesterday afternoon.
Potential buyers responding to the prospectus included Harris Teeter, Supervalu and Netherlands-based Ahold, Food World reported.
Ukrop’s did not respond to several requests for comment.
A spokeswoman for Harris Teeter would only say it was the company’s corporate policy "not to comment on rumors." Ahold and Supervalu did not return requests for comment.
The Food World report came amid widespread discussion in Richmond-area blogs and online chats of the possibility of Ukrop's being sold, including reports that Harris Teeter had applied for state licenses to sell alcohol in the same number of locations that Ukrop's has stores.
A spokeswoman for Harris Teeter said the North Carolina-based grocery chain had not applied for such licenses and a spokeswoman for the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said no such applications had been filed.
Ukrop's has 28 stores statewide -- 25 in the Richmond area and one each in Williamsburg, Fredericksburg and Roanoke.
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