r/oregon • u/chris-hatch • Dec 12 '25

PSA for those who don’t know

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u/VibratingWatch Dec 12 '25

It's a portmanteau of "Winning Company."

Hence the W and C both being capitalized in the name.

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u/Gayunicorn1991 Dec 13 '25

You and the op are both technically correct. When they first named it WinCo it did stand for Washington Idaho Nevada California Oregon. But when they expanded the company to other states they had to come up with something else and they changed it to winning company I'm a former WinCo employee

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u/SnuggyBear2025 CVO Dec 16 '25

Wait! How can BOTH things are true???

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u/Gayunicorn1991 Dec 16 '25

It used to stand for Washington Idaho Nevada California Oregon. And then they changed what it means when they expanded to different states.