A few months ago, the parent of Jewel-Osco said it would sell that chain and several other businesses to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP.

The news of Jewel's sale came a few months after business website the Fiscal Times noted a Consumer Reports piece calling the supermarket chain one of the "12 worst" in the U.S.

Consumer Reports conducted its survey of more than 24,000 shoppers to rank the best and worst out of 52 grocery store chains.

"Jewel-Osco had mediocre ratings in all categories, except price, which fell into the 'very dissatisfied' category," the Fiscal Times wrote.

Jewel-Osco has about 180 stores, the majority in the Chicago area. The chain has about 25,000 employees.

In addition to Jewel-Osco, Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Supervalu announced in January that it was selling Albertsons, Acme, Shaw's and Star Market stores and Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies to the investor group.