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Market of Choice CEO Rick Wright dies

Offer to buy Food Front property now in limbo

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Allan Classen
Jul 01, 2025
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Rick Wright, courtesy Market of Choice.

This news, from many sources, complicates the future of Food Front Cooperative Grocery:

Rick Wright, CEO of Oregon independent grocer Market of Choice, died from natural causes at his home in Eugene on Sunday. A fixture in the state's grocery industry, Wright was also known for his philanthropic activities in Lane C…

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