The CEO of a major regional chain of grocery stores has passed away in Eugene, OR.
Market of Choice CEO Rick Wright passed away at the age of 62 from natural causes at his home on June 29, according to The Oregonian. He grew up in his family-owned company, rising through the ranks of his father Richard Wright Sr.’s business. The stores were originally known as Thrifty and Price Choppers, but were rebranded as Market of Choice, which now operates 12 stores.
Wright graduated from college in 1984, hoping to do anything but the family grocery store business. “When I first entered college, I swore that I would never be in the food industry, that I would never sell groceries,” he told The Register-Guard in March 2002.
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