Edeka Zentrale AG & Co. KG · Hamburg Germany

Edeka Zentrale is Germany's largest grocery retailer and wholesaler with more than 12,600 outlets; largely independent retailers supplied by its own regional food wholesalers. Locked in a battle for market share in Germany with its larger rivals, including METRO AG and REWE, Edeka has has exited foreign markets, including Austria, and sold stores and other assets. Its grocery stores operate under the Netto, E Aktiv Markt, and E Center banners, among others. The German grocer also operates drugstores, several food-processing and wine operations, a publishing house, and a banking subsidiary. In 2006 Edeka acquired the German retailer AVA, the operator of some 400 hypermarkets and other stores. To read the full description, subscribe now.