Mr. Burkle is a prominent donor to Democratic causes (to suck up to the unions imo) and has made Yucaipa a major investor in the grocery business, having bought stakes in Ralphs, now part of Kroger, and Pathmark, now part of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. He has developed a close relationship with the main grocery union, the United Food and Commercial Workers.
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