Donny Rouse is an American businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Rouses Markets.
Donny Rouse Net Worth
Donny Rouse has an estimated net worth of around $100 million USD. He is the CEO of their family-owned business, Rouses Markets. It is a chain of grocery supermarkets in the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi with more than 7000 employees.
The company, at first, was a City Produce Company, established in Thibodaux, Louisiana by J. P. Rouse in 1923. They bought produce from local farmers in the area and surrounding locations. Generations of their family have been in the business for decades.
Donny has been involved in the family business for about 24 years. He worked as the managing partner from 1998 until 2017. From 2017 until the present, he has served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Personal Life
There are no particulars about Donny Rouse’s personal life available on the internet. All that can be found on the web is his professional life and his involvement in their family business.
He went to the University of Louisiana for his college education.
Donny Rouse is the third-generation to run the supermarket chain company.
Professional Career
Donny Rouse is the current Chief Executive Officer of the supermarket grocery chain, Rouses Supermarkets. The markets are spread across the US States of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.
In 1923, it was founded by J.P. Rouse in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and started as the City Produce Company. They got their produce from local farmers in the Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, and also in the French Market in New Orleans. They were the ones who redistributed the products all over the United States.
J.P. Rouse’s son, Anthony Rouse Sr., helped in the company as soon as he grew up. He took over the company when his father died in 1954. He opened a 7,000-square-foot grocery store in Houma, Louisiana. In 1974, they started to work on their second store and the following year, the store was opened in Thibodaux.
With the continuous boom of their business, they continued to expand all over South Louisiana. Donald became a managing business around this time, together with his brother, Tommy.
In 1995, they opened another supermarket in Metairie, Louisiana. In 1999, they were considered the largest independent grocer in the state. In 2003, Donny and Tommy opened a 4,000-square-foot store in Covington. Following locations in Mandeville and Slidell were soon opened.
In 2007, they opened stores in Mississippi and New Orleans. In 2011, they opened in Sewell Cadillac building in the Warehouse District, becoming the first major grocery store in New Orleans in decades.
Donny Rouse is appointed CEO around 2016 to 2017. Rouses is named the Official Supermarket of the New Orleans Saints in 2017. They also opened new locations in Baton Rouge. They continue to open stores in Louisiana, Alabama, and more states. In 2020, they celebrated their 20th anniversary.
Donny Rouse Relationship Status
There is no information about Donny Rouse’s relationships or family.