Food Basics (American supermarket)

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Food Basics

Food Basics logo, circa 2012
The Food Basics in North Bergen, New Jersey in 2007
Industry	Retail Grocery
Founded	Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1995 (1995) - Canadian concept) Passaic, New Jersey, United States (2001 (2001) - US concept)
Defunct	2015
Headquarters	Montvale, New Jersey , United States
Area served	Northeastern United States
Parent	The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

Food Basics was a no-frills discount supermarket chain owned and operated by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in the northeastern United States.

Food Basics carried major national brands, as well as A&P's portfolio of private labels,^[1] including America's Choice, A&P's flagship private label, Food Basics and Home Basics, Live Better, and Green Way. The stores also included brands usually not carried by other A&P family stores.

Food Basics, like the rest of A&P’s operations, was liquidated and closed in 2015. The name and trademark was purchased by Allegiance Retail Services, which also purchased the name and trademark for Food Basics’ former corporate sibling Pathmark.