Kia Patterson

Kia was born in Gardena and raised in Lynwood, both located in California. She has been in the grocery industry since the age of 17, starting as the “service clerk” for a well-known supermarket. Her career moved very fast and was later promoted to store manager. Na wat, she had the opportunity to join the corporate office for a special project, which resulted in a promotion to a Store Systems Specialist. Kia’s dedication and professionalism did not go unnoticed and, after having spent seventeen years in her first grocery job, Grocery Outlet approached with the opportunity to become an independent owner-operator.

Kia joined the Grocery Outlet family in June 2016. She trained at their Long Beach location and was very grateful to have received training by two very experienced operators. Op April 1, 2017, Kia made her dream of becoming an entrepreneur a reality when she became the independent owner-operator of the Compton location.