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In 1996, Stuart Sloan, former owner and chairman of QFC, promised to spend at least $1 million a year for the next eight years to overhaul one of [[Seattle Public Schools]]'s most challenged schools, T.T. Minor Elementary. The funds were donated in addition to public dollars and helped to pay for uniforms, smaller class sizes and a year-round schedule, though the manner in which the funds were applied sparked controversy.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1997/9705140088.asp|title=Donation to School Criticized by League|last=Shukovsky|first=Paul|date=May 14, 1997|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|access-date=May 21, 2009|page=B1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rethinking Sloan's Gracious Gift To School|date=May 16, 1997|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|page=A14}}</ref>{{dead|date=March 2018}}
 
==Advertising==
In the 1960s, QFC ran a memorable animated ad which made use of produce-related puns, such as "raise our celery".{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}}
 
==Positioning==
QFC and [[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]] are the dominant supermarkets in the city of Seattle and its surrounding suburbs. QFC is positioned as a smaller upscale supermarket relative to [[Fred Meyer]], although both are owned by Kroger. QFC, like Fred Meyer, uses a preferred customer card to track customers and offer discounts.{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}}
 
==In popular culture==
Two QFC stores in Seattle, Washington, were used for taping of the TLC show ''[[Take Home Chef]]'', starring [[Curtis Stone]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}}
 
Will Toledo of [[Car Seat Headrest]] references QFC in his song "I Want You To Know That I'm Awake/I Hope That You're Asleep".{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}
 
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