Harris Teeter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroger, was co-founded in 1960 by North Carolina grocers W.T. Harris and Willis Teeter. Since its inception, Harris Teeter has been a grocery dedicated to providing high quality food and produce to the Southeast. The store regularly gives back to its communities and supports veterans, the United Way, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and various disaster relief agencies. In addition to its retail stores, Harris Teeter also owns grocery, frozen food, and perishable distribution centers in Greensboro, NC and Indian Trail, NC, as well as a dairy in High Point, NC. Harris Teeter is headquartered in Matthews, NC, and has approximately 28,000 associates.