Meijer was founded as Meijer’s in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934, by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression.
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His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company.
Who is the Meijer family?
Brothers Hank and Doug Meijer together own Michigan-based supermarket chain Meijer, which has 230 stores in the Midwest.
The brothers took over the company from their father Frederik in 1990; they stepped down as co-CEOs in 2017.
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Today, Hank Meijer leads the company as Executive Chairman, along with a handful of experienced business leaders, including Vice Chairman Mark Murray and President & CEO Rick Keyes. In addition to the leadership team, Meijer employs 70,000 team members in six states.
How rich are the Meijers?
The brothers of the family-owned private company have an estimated net worth of $16.5 billion, according to the Forbes ranking.
Their ranking is up slightly from No. 171 in 2021. Also on the list are three members of the Stryker family: Ronda, Jon, and Pat.
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