Affiliated Foods Southwest was a retailers' cooperative serving independent supermarkets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.[1] It was founded in 1948 by C. E. "Doc" Toland, who had worked in a cooperative in Little Rock, Arkansas called Model Markets. It was a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates and distributed Shurfine products in its stores.
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Company type | Co-op |
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Industry | Retailing |
Predecessor | Model Markets |
Founded | 1948 |
Founder | C.E. Toland |
Defunct | 2009 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Associated Wholesale Grocers |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Southern United States |
Key people | John Mills |
Products | Groceries |
Number of employees | 530 |
Website | afslr.com |
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Affiliated Foods Southwest also operated several Harvest Foods grocery stores in Arkansas.
The company declared bankruptcy on May 5, 2009.[2] It was acquired by Associated Wholesale Grocers.
References
edit- ^ Holcombe, Carl D. Affiliated Foods Southwest rebounds. Arkansas Business. 10 May 2004.
- ^ "Affiliated Foods Southwest files for Chapter 11". Forbes. 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-07.[dead link]