Supermarket magnate. Born Frederick Grubmeyer, he traveled west and settled in Portland, Oregon, in 1909. There he founded the Java Coffee Company, which was renamed Mission Coffee Company in 1915. In 1922 he founded a grocery store bearing his name; 11 years later, pioneering the concept of "one-stop shopping," he expanded his store to the chain of stores known today as Fred Meyer, Inc. After his death, $60 million of his estate was invested in the Meyer Memorial Trust, to be used for "religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes." His will also instructed that his ashes be scattered on the "fourth day after my death."
Supermarket magnate. Born Frederick Grubmeyer, he traveled west and settled in Portland, Oregon, in 1909. There he founded the Java Coffee Company, which was renamed Mission Coffee Company in 1915. In 1922 he founded a grocery store bearing his name; 11 years later, pioneering the concept of "one-stop shopping," he expanded his store to the chain of stores known today as Fred Meyer, Inc. After his death, $60 million of his estate was invested in the Meyer Memorial Trust, to be used for "religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes." His will also instructed that his ashes be scattered on the "fourth day after my death."
Bio by: Collins Crapo
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