Grocery wholesale and retail business servicing approximately 100 stores in South Carolina and coastal Georgia. Founded by the Newton family in 1947, the Pig employees over 4,000 within its operating footprint. The company has continued its founder's commitment to serve as a hub for local products to easily get to market, while meeting local consumer needs. In recent years the company has launched its own Newton Farms brand, including a flagship retail store on Kiawah Island, Newton Farms Catering and a line of Newton Farms private label products. The company is 100% employee owned. Piggly Wiggly. Local Since Forever.