Affiliated Foods
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Affiliated Foods is a grocery wholesaler. It was founded by the 1968 merger of South Plains Associated Grocers of Lubbock, Texas and the Panhandle Associated Grocers of Amarillo, Texas, and is a retailers' cooperative serving Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Panhandle Associated Grocers was founded in 1946. The company has 700 member stores.[citation needed] [1][2][3][4]
It owns the Tri-State Baking Company, and Veg-Pak brands.
Its warehouse in Elwood, Kansas closed in 2016.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "KeHE has become the new primary distributor for Affiliated Foods". Fresh Plaza. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Kenealy, Mary (2023-05-03). "Affiliated Foods invests further in traceability". Produce Blue Book. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ https://www.andnowuknow.com/buyside-news/associated-wholesale-grocers-inc-and-affiliated-foods-midwest-cooperative/jordan-okumura/50385
- ^ Cuviello, Michael. "Randall County approves incentives for Affiliated Foods' $31 million expanision". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Kozol, Greg (2016-08-04). "Workers say Affiliated Foods will close in October". St Joseph News-Press NOW. Retrieved 2024-05-22.