Company Opening Soon in Northern VA Ranks #7 on Forbes' 'Best Companies to Work For' List

FORTUNE has come out with its “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, and several area companies landed on the list including one — Wegmans — that is hiring right now for its brand-new store coming to the Alexandria area.

FORTUNE announced Thursday that Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is once again on the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, this year ranking #7.

Wegmans is hiring 550 for the new Northern Virginia store. The opening date is Sunday, June 14 at 7 a.m.

For Wegmans, this marks the 18th year in a row that the family-owned supermarket chain has appeared on the FORTUNE list, according to a news release from the company. Wegmans is one of only 12 companies that have been on the list since it began in 1998. They are also the highest ranked retailer.

“I’ve said it many times, but it bears repeating. Our employees make Wegmans a place where customers feel happy and cared about, and my job is to make sure our employees feel that way, too,” says CEO Danny Wegman.

“As we read through thousands of employee comments and survey results, we noticed three trends,” Fortune says. “First, the best workplaces are getting better. Second trend: The best employers are better because more business leaders are focused on workplace culture as a competitive tool. Third trend: Each of the 100 Best Companies has leaders who genuinely listen to their employees and craft distinctive policies and programs that suit today’s workforce.”

“Employees of (the) family-owned supermarket chain wear name tags that bear the number of years of ‘incredible service’ they have accumulated. Hundreds of them visit the company’s own 50-acre organic farm each year. Consumer Reports rates Wegmans as the best grocery store in America.”

Wegmans is now hiring for its new store in Alexandria. (Interested candidates should visit wegmans.com and click on careers.)

Three companies in McLean landed on the list:

• Wegmans (Alexandria) at #7
• Marriott at #53
• CustomInk (McLean) at #62
• Navy Federal Credit Union (Vienna) at #72
• Arnold & Porter (D.C.) at #75
• Mars (McLean) at #85
• Capital One Financial Corp. (McLean) at #91