Private company

Vons

Logo: Vons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American supermarket chain owned by Albertsons Companies, Inc

The Vons Companies, Inc. is a supermarket chain owned by Albertsons, with most of its locations in Southern California and the Las Vegas Valley.2 It was founded by Charles Von der Ahe.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded1

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The Vons Companies, Inc. is a supermarket chain owned by Albertsons, with most of its locations in Southern California and the Las Vegas Valley.2

Corporate structure

Vons is part of a group headed by Cerberus Capital Management. 586 entities, 42 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Cerberus Capital Management New York, New York, United States
    • Albertsons Boise
      • Vons Arcadia
      • Acme Markets Subsidiary · Philadelphia
      • Balducci's Subsidiary · Germantown
      • Haggen Food & Pharmacy Subsidiary · Bellingham
      • Jewel-Osco Subsidiary · Chicago
      • Osco Drug Subsidiary · Boise
      • Plated Subsidiary · New York City
      • Shaw's and Star Market Subsidiary · West Bridgewater
      • United Supermarkets Subsidiary · Lubbock
        • 3 more
      • Albertsons Innovation and Development Centre (India) Private Limited Subsidiary · India
      • Dominick’s Finer Foods, Inc. of Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
      • Market Street Subsidiary · United States
      • Mealime Meal Plans ULC Subsidiary · British Columbia, Canada
      • Philtech Inc. Subsidiary · Philippines
    • Commerzbank AG Subsidiary · 5% · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Commerz Real Wiesbaden, Germany
      • Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft Wiesbaden, Germany
        • 2 more
      • mBank Warszawa, Poland
        • 9 more
      • ADIG Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
      • comdirect bank Aktiengesellschaft Subsidiary · Quickborn, Germany
      • Dresdner Bank Subsidiary · Silberturm
        • 4 more
      • Hypothekenbank Frankfurt Subsidiary · Eschborn, Germany
      • Neugelb Studios GmbH Subsidiary
      • Commerzbank Finance & Covered Bond S.A. Subsidiary · 100% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • Commerzbank Finance B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
      • CommerzTrust GmbH Subsidiary · 100% · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • AKCIONERNOE OBSESTVO "KOMMERCBANK (EVRAZIA)" (АКЦИОНЕРНОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО "КОММЕРЦБАНК (ЕВРАЗИЯ)") Subsidiary · Moscow, Russia
      • Atlas Vermogensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (Atlas Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH) Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
        • 1 more
      • CBG Commerz Beteiligungsgesellschaft Holding mbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • CBG Commerz Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • CBG Commerz Beteiligungskapital GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Commerz Leasing GmbH Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
      • COMMERZ MARKETS LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • COMMERZ NOMINEES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • Commerz Re S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • Commerz Real Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
        • 5 more
      • COMMERZBANK FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • COMMERZBANK HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • COMMERZBANK HOLDINGS FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • Commerzbank Immobilien- und Vermogensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • and 19 more
    • Deutsche Bank Subsidiary · 3% · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Azurix Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • Deutsche Bank Polska Warszawa, Poland
      • DWS Group Frankfurt am Main, Germany
        • 3 more
      • GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION New York, New York, United States
        • 1 more
      • Sal. Oppenheim Köln, Germany
        • 1 more
      • "DOJCE BANK" OBSESTVO S OGRANICENNOJ OTVETSTVENNOST'U ("ДОЙЧЕ БАНК" ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ) Subsidiary · Moskva, Russia
      • 1800 M Chaperone Investor LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • 2101 MS Investor LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • 5353 WHMR LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • 87 LEONARD DEVELOPMENT LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • ABFS I Incorporated Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • Agena S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      • AKCIONERNE TOVARISTVO "DOJCE BANK DBU" (АКЦІОНЕРНЕ ТОВАРИСТВО "ДОЙЧЕ БАНК ДБУ") Subsidiary · Kyiv, Ukraine
      • Alex. Brown Financial Services Incorporated Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • Alex. Brown Investments Incorporated Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
      • Argent Incorporated Subsidiary · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
      • BALDUR MORTGAGES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • Bayan Delinquent Loan Recovery 1 (SPV-AMC), Inc. Subsidiary · Taguig City (Manila), Philippines
      • BHW - Gesellschaft fur Wohnungswirtschaft mbH (BHW - Gesellschaft für Wohnungswirtschaft mbH) Subsidiary · Hameln, Germany
      • BHW Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Hameln, Germany
      • Borfield Sociedad Anonima Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
      • bris'ath brihar sinthraphy thiy bangkhab laea tidtam sinthraphy cakad (บริษัท บริหารสินทรัพย์ ไทยบังคับและติดตามสินทรัพย์ จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
      • BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • CAM Initiator Treuhand GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Köln, Germany
      • CAM Private Equity Nominee GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Köln, Germany
      • and 307 more
    • DynCorp Subsidiary · McLean, Virginia, United States
    • Focus DIY Subsidiary · Crewe
    • Four Points Media Group Subsidiary
    • My Money Bank (France) Subsidiary · Courbevoie, France
      • 3 more
    • Para-Ordnance Subsidiary · Charlotte
    • Remington Outdoor Company Subsidiary · Madison
      • 6 more
    • Safeway Subsidiary · Pleasanton, California, United States
      • 1 more
    • Spyglass Media Group Subsidiary · Los Angeles, California, United States
    • Steward Health Care System Subsidiary · Boston
      • 5 more
    • Stratolaunch Systems Subsidiary · Seattle
    • Hamburg Commercial Bank Stake · 42.5% · Hamburg, Germany
      • 3 more
    • AerCap Stake · 6.39% · Dublin, Ireland
      • AERCAP IRELAND ASSET INVESTMENT 1 LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • AERCAP IRELAND FUNDING 1 LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • AERCAP IRELAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
        • 42 more
      • AERCAP LEASING 946 LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • BALLYFIN AVIATION II LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • CELESTIAL AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • FODIATORFUNDING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • GLADIUS FUNDING LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
      • VERDE AIRCRAFT FINANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · Shannon, Ireland
    • ATLAS FUNDING 2025-2 PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • CRE-OSI OUTDOOR STORAGE HOLDCO, LLC Subsidiary · Miami, Florida, United States
    • CERBERUS 20 RM FUND, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • CERBERUS 2112 LOAN OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • CERBERUS ACDC PARTNERS II, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • CERBERUS AD PARTNERS AIV, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • Cerberus AD Partners, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • CERBERUS AN MASTER FUND, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • CERBERUS CMBS OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • CERBERUS CMBS-1 MASTER FUND, L.P. Fund · New York, New York, United States
    • and 39 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Charles Von der Ahe in 1906.1

Leadership

Who has led Vons, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2015Acquired Acquired by Albertsons1
  2. 1997Acquired Acquired by Safeway1
  3. 1969Acquired Acquired by HSBC Finance1
  4. 1906Founded Founded1

Sources

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