Jitney Jungle

Jitney Jungle
PredecessorDelchamps
Founded1919 (1919)
Defunct2001 (2001)
FateAcquired by Winn-Dixie
Headquarters,
U.S.

Jitney Jungle was a chain of supermarkets that began in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1919. It was a private Forbes 500 company and one of the largest privately held grocery store chains in the United States. It was acquired by Winn-Dixie in 2000.