About
Mr. Ingle's background certainly qualified him to know the preferences of shoppers in his territory. A member of a third generation grocery family, he worked in a grocery store started by his grandfather in Asheville, North Carolina where the company headquarters is still located. His father sold the company in 1956 and young Robert went to the University of Miami. From 1961 to 1963 he was back in the Carolinas working for the chain of Colonial Stores until he secured financing to open his first Ingles store in Asheville in 1963. Ingles #1 Ingles #1 Hendersonville Rd Asheville, NC - 1960's The first facility was small, crowded and staffed by Ingle, his wife and a small dedicated group of...