All about our company
Ralph's Market is locally owned and operated by
Ronnie and Vicki
Trosclair.
Company history
In 1984, father and
son, Emerson and Ralph Singletary, decided to build a local grocery
store in their community. They named the store "Ralph's Supermarket. The
name came from the son's first name. The father and son enjoyed their
endeavor until the father became ill and passed away. Ralph
continued serving his community with the best quality and service.
As the store began to
grow, plans were being made to expand. Those plans were put on hold when
without warning, Ralph suffered a heart attack and passed away. His
wife, Marian Singletary, decided to continue Ralph's endeavor to expand
the store. A little time after completion of the store expansion, she
decided to sell the store, as it was not a dream of hers to run, but
that of her husbands and he was no longer here to run it. Ronnie
Trosclair was the head store manager and had worked at Ralph's since
1987. When Marian put the store up for sale, Ronnie and his
father, Elmore Trosclair, decided to buy it to continue the same legacy
that Ralph Singletary and his father began. They decided to leave the
store's name Ralph's Supermarket. Ronnie and Elmore acquired the store
in 2000 and were, as the first father and son, enjoying their endeavor
to serve the local community with the best quality and service. In
2002, without warning, we lost Elmore Trosclair to heart failure.
Ralph's Supermarket continued to serve the community. By 2005 once
again, the store had outgrown its size and an expansion took
place. Today Ralph's Supermarket is still a locally owned
independent grocer just as when the first father and son opened its
doors in 1984.
Their food supplier is
Associated Grocer's. Ralph's Supermarket is still striving to serve the
community with the best in quality and service. They currently serve
50,000 people each. Ralph Singletary and Ronnie Trosclair shared a close
relationship as friends and in business. The legacy that Ralph
Singletary began has truly been carried on in the hands of owner Ronnie
Trosclair. Both of these men have contributed their blessings of success
to the Lord.
The request by many
customers for Ralph's to open another store in another part of our
community is also becoming a reality. Ralph's Supermarket is breaking
ground in 2006 for its second location at Pelican Point and is expected
to open around the first of the year of 2007. With both locations,
Ralph's Supermarket will even better serve the community with the best
quality and service possible. We would not expect anything less for our
friends and neighbors, because that is exactly what the customers are at
Ralph's Supermarket, friends! We invite you to visit your local
Ralph's Supermarket because it is our pleasure to serve you.
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