Food Stores
8 companies · FY2023
Reading the Food Stores CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 54, FY2023)
The Food Stores industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 54, had 8 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2023. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 408:1 and the average was 329:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $6.0M, with the sector-wide average at $7.1M. These figures are aggregated from DEF 14A proxy statements filed under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires every U.S.-listed reporting company to compare its CEO's total compensation against a representative median employee.
Pay dispersion inside this industry is substantial. The 25th percentile CEO in Food Stores earned $3.3M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $10.3M — a spread that shows how firm size, equity-heavy compensation packages, and performance-linked incentives can drive very different outcomes even among peers sharing the same SIC code. When the average and median ratios are close, as they are here, pay practices in the sector are relatively uniform and the median is a reliable representative value.
Below you can scan each of the 8 Food Stores companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with headline pay, CEO name, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Click through to any company page to see the full compensation breakdown — base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive pay, pension value changes, and other compensation — plus how that firm specifically compares to this industry benchmark. All data is pulled directly from SEC EDGAR filings and reflects what companies themselves disclosed to shareholders; it is not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Food Stores (8)
| Company | CEO | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KROGER COSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 56873 | — | — | — | 502:1 | 2023 |
| WEIS MARKETS INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 105418 | — | — | — | 481:1 | 2023 |
| Albertsons Companies, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1646972 | — | $15.1M | $32K | 475:1 | 2023 |
| Krispy Kreme, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1857154 | — | $10.3M | $22K | 460:1 | 2023 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1575515 | — | — | — | 356:1 | 2023 |
| ARKO Corp.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1823794 | — | $6.0M | $31K | 193:1 | 2023 |
| INGLES MARKETS INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 50493 | — | $3.3M | $23K | 145:1 | 2023 |
| Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1547459 | — | $609K | $38K | 16:1 | 2023 |
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