LAKELAND, FL – Publix made Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the 29th year in a row, ranking No. 50. Publix is one of only four companies to be named on the list every year since its origin in 1998.
“Our associates are the key to perpetuating Publix’s culture and driving our success,” said Publix CEO Kevin Murphy in the recent release. “It takes all 260,000 of us to continue making Publix a great place to work, and I’m proud our associates continue to consider us an employer of choice year after year.”
Company ownership
Publix is the largest employee-owned company in the United States. The company’s founder, George Jenkins, believed that when you own something, you take better care of it. Publix continues to offer eligible associates the opportunity to become company owners through its employee stock ownership and employee stock purchase plans…