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P&C Foods began in 1944 as the Producers and Consumers food cooperative in [[Ithaca, New York]], as a way for farmers in [[Upstate New York]] to get their products to market efficiently. Until 2010, Penn Traffic operated 70 P&C supermarkets serving the [[Syracuse metropolitan area]] and other communities in Upstate New York, [[Vermont]], [[New Hampshire]], and [[Pennsylvania]]. P&C was also a major wholesaler in upstate New York; from its Syracuse warehouse, the company served 99 independent supermarkets in central New York, the majority of which still operate under the Big M franchise trade name.<ref>[https://www.bigmsupermarkets.com Big M Supermarkets]</ref>

In 1997, a new ballpark for the [[Syracuse Chiefs]] opened. Penn Traffic owned the naming rights for nine baseball seasons of [[NBT Bank Stadium|P & C Stadium]]. The last P&C Foods branded grocery store closed on January 21, 2012 in [[Bath, New York]], when the building was sold to Moran Foods, owner of [[Save-A-Lot]], by order of the [[Federal Trade Commission|FTC]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.the-leader.com/x123110939/Save-A-Lot-owner-buys-Bath-P-C |title=Save-A-Lot owner buys Bath P&C |newspaper=[[Corning Leader]] |date=January 10, 2012 |first=Mary |last=Perham |access-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203519/http://www.the-leader.com/x123110939/Save-A-Lot-owner-buys-Bath-P-C |url-status=dead }}</ref> The P&C name survives today in [[Cortland, New York|Cortland]] and Ithaca under new owners.<ref>[https://www.pandcfresh.com P&C Fresh]</ref>