Broulim's Fresh Foods is an employee-owned regional supermarket chain operating 12 stores across Southeast Idaho and Western Wyoming. Founded in 1922 by Charlie Broulim as a single grocery store on Main Street in Rigby, Idaho, the company has traded for more than a century and today employs over 800 associates. It operates in the grocery retail and food retail sectors.
The company became fully employee-owned in 2014 through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), under which eligible associates receive shares at no personal cost. Broulim's Fresh Foods states that skilled and devoted team members are the centre of its guest experience and its greatest asset, and it invests in training for its associates.
Its stated mission is to deliver the highest levels of guest service, quality and value in a clean, enjoyable environment. The company organises its values under the acronym TREK: Trust, Respect, Excellence and Kindness.
Broulim's Fresh Foods supports local communities including food banks, schools, sports teams and service organisations, and notes that its employees often hold leadership roles within those communities.
