Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a privately held American supermarket chain; it is headquartered in Gates, New York. As of September 2018, Wegmans has 98 stores in the mid-Atlantic and New England regions, in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Founded in 1916 in Rochester, Wegmans has appeared on Fortune's annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list since the list first appeared in 1998. In 2018, the company was ranked No. 2, behind Salesforce.com.