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“From that moment forward I knew I wanted to continue growing”

Anthony Alvarado

I began my journey at Northgate pushing shopping carts. I knew I wanted to grow in the company, so I learned the cashier produce codes and one day a cashier had called out and I volunteered to step in. From that moment forward I knew I wanted to…

“I created a network of peers that I know I can rely on whenever I need help”

Manuel Estrada

I began my career at Northgate in 2013 while also attending Cal State Fullerton. I learned about the Tortilleria Clerk role while shopping at Northgate. I needed a job that would allow me to go to school full time, while working full time. I began at our Pacific…

“I never stopped learning”

Karina Ortiz

I began my career at Northgate upon graduating high school. I joined the new store opening team at our Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles location. I was a full-time student at the time, and I credit my store manager at the time with being able to finish my education.…

“You can be a mom, you could be a wife, but you could also be a leader…”

Walquiris is a Store Team Leader for Northgate Gonzalez Markets. She said she appreciates how working at Northgate allows her to be a leader in the workplace.

“You can be a mom, you could be a wife, but you could also be a leader and this company allows…

“If it wasn’t for the company, I wouldn’t have done it.”

Lupito, the Director of Innovation and Product Development at Northgate, credited the company for supporting him as he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

When I started back in ‘86, I was going to college then I started working, got married, and kind of put education aside,” he…

“The most important to us … is the soccer tournament.”

Martel and several members of his family are part of a soccer team sponsored by Northgate. They’ve managed to win the tournament four times while sporting the Northgate uniforms.

“[Northgate has] different events. We have basketball, softball, football, and the most important one to us and my family…