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To: SpaceBar
"Years ago, Ray Kroc commented that McDonald's is not in the food business, it's in the real estate business."

Here in New England the second wealthiest family owned business, after Fidelity Corp, is the DeMoulas chain of supermarkets.

Their wealth is in prime real estate, not in the peddling of cereal.

9 posted on 03/17/2005 4:02:44 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: billorites

It's not uncommon to see one DeMoulas market just steps from another and they are all raking it in!


12 posted on 03/17/2005 4:07:56 PM PST by Boardwalk
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