Harris Teeter is a food market chain that operates approximately 140 stores in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida. Each Harris Teeter location features a fresh foods market, a farmers market, a fisherman s market and a meat department. The company also offers more than 10 lines of Harris brand-name foods, including HT Traders, Hunter Farms, Harris Teeter Naturals, Harris Teeter Your Pet and Harris Teeter Your Baby. Several store locations features such amenities as a bank and a wine center. Harris Teeter was formed in 1960 when Harris Super Markets and Teeters Food Marts officially merged. In 1969, it became a subsidiary of The Ruddick Corporation, a holding company traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Harris Teeter has its headquarters in Matthews, N.C., and has approximately 13,900 employees. The company maintains numerous locations throughout Charlotte, N.C.