New York City upscale supermarket chain Morton Williams will be acquired by ShopRrite owner Wakefern Food Corp., the companies said Thursday.

The grocer, founded by the Sloan family since 1952, will continue to operate its 17 Big Apple locations under the Morton Williams banner, co-owner Avi Kaner told The Post.

“The companies we compete with like Trader Joe’s, Wegmans and Whole Foods are much larger than we are,” Kaner said. “We didn’t have the [deep pockets] of the larger players to continue growing here.” 3

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies are privately owned.

Wakefern, a $20 billion wholesaler owned by 40 families that operate ShopRite stores and other brands, plans to expand Morton Williams in the New York metro region and eleshwere, Kaner said.

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