Industry player · Tampa Bay
Publix Super Markets
Publix is the largest employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States, operating more than 1,300 grocery stores across the Southeast from its Lakeland headquarters.
Consumer & E-commerce
Region
City
Lakeland
Revenue
$59.7B (FY2024)
Employees
~255,000 (2024)
Founded
1930
Website
Why it matters to the ecosystem
As Florida's largest private employer and a dominant grocery and retail-tech buyer, Publix is a major enterprise customer, distribution partner and talent source for consumer, retail-tech and supply-chain startups.