New owners in Lindsay are Saleh and Sami Ahmed,who are calling the landmark 13,000sf store” Razco Supermarket.” The couple own the Hanford store – Stop N Shop.Similar to their R&N counterparts the Ahmeds have been in business for about 28 years.
R&N owners are CHUNG & LAU INC, founded by Raymond Chun.The store is at 765 N Harvard in Lindsay.Chun also operated the Exeter store.
The Exeter R&N on Visalia Rd was purchased this month by Sanger-based SaveCo who operate the chain of 16 State Foods Supermarkets as well as the Best Buy chain with 3 locations including Visalia, Lemoore, and Hanford.In the county there is a SaveCo store in Orosi that used to be the R&N in town.
State Foods has branded grocery stores in our area including in Avenal and Woodlake.
All three of the store chains are owned and operated by Muffed “Mike” Alamsi.
Like most of the R&N Markets in the Valley, the Exeter and Lindsay stores founded by Chinese immigrants, have catered to many nearby low incomes residents offering popular Hispanic and Chinese produce and prepared foods along with typical American food items.It was not unusual to find pigs feet in the meat counter or a hogs head looking back at you.
Besides Lindsay and Exeter, RN Market in Hanford, Tulare,Atwater and Orosi have closed over the years leaving Visalia,Parlier and Fresno still operating.