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12 Months Ended
Feb. 25, 2023
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In connection with the Safeway acquisition, the Company entered into a management agreement with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. ("Cerberus") and the consortium of investors, which commenced on January 30, 2015, requiring an annual management fee of $13.8 million, payable in quarterly installments and effective through the IPO date. Prior to the IPO, the Company made one quarterly payment for management fees of $3.4 million in fiscal 2020.

The Company paid Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC ("COAC"), an affiliate of Cerberus, fees totaling approximately $0.5 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million for fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, respectively, for consulting services provided in connection with improving the Company's operations.

The Company paid Cerberus Technology Solutions ("CTS"), an affiliate of Cerberus, fees totaling approximately $5.5 million, $7.0 million, and $5.5 million for fiscal 2022, fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, respectively, for information technology advisory and implementation services in connection with modernizing the Company's information systems.