# The Supermarket Cartel: Auditing Burbank’s Grocery Stores, Corporate Rollups, and the $400M Food Facility Cadastre

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Forensic investigative audit of Burbank's supermarket and commercial food retail economy across 12 major corporate and independent grocers (Aldi, Ralphs, Jons Fresh Marketplace, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market, Pavilions, Smart & Final, Sprouts, Grocery Outlet, and Costco). Spatially joins City of Burbank GIS Public Landbase parcels (FeatureServer/17) with Los Angeles County Assessor rolls, audits corporate executive leadership (Aldi Süd's Jason Hart, Kroger's Rodney McMullen, Jons Markets' John Berberian, Albertsons' Vivek Sankaran), evaluates certified SEC Form 10-K financials ($450B+ combined parent revenues, 1.4%–2.5% net grocery margins), and analyzes the 11.7x Proposition 13 property tax assessment divide.

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