in 1997, woodbridge was home to pathmark's corporate headquarters, and distribution facilities for dry groceries, meat, dairy, and delicatessen products, plus a distribution facility for frozen food in dayton, new jersey, a complex for dry groceries in new brunswick, new jersey; and one for general merchandise (health care, beauty products, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco) in edison, new jersey. it had processing facilities for delicatessen products in somerset, new jersey and for banana ripening in avenel, new jersey. pathmark's stores ranged from 26,000 to in size. all but five were either "pathmark 2000" or "super center" stores, and all but seven included a pharmacy.