Winco Foods can trace its beginnings back to 1967 when Ralph Ward and Bud Williams founded a discount warehouse grocery store in Boise under the name Waremart. The company operated stores under the names of Waremart Food Centers and Cub Foods until 1999 when it changed its storefront name and the corporate name to Winco Foods. It is an employee-owned company that operates a chain of more than 50 stores in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Nevada. The company has a staff of more than 9,000 full-time employees throughout the chain. It offers a selection of grocery, meat, produce, bakery, bulk food and deli products. The company offers a variety of food products, such as sandwich bread and buns, assorted nuts, frozen strawberries, coconut milk, bottled juices, canned beans and cookies. In addition, the company has a team of more than 200 drivers that provide delivery and transportation services to customers. Winco Foods has been operational for more than 40 years and maintains a location in Yuba City, Calif.