Affiliated Foods Southwest
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| Former type | Co-op |
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| Industry | Retailing |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Predecessor(s) | Model Markets |
| Successor(s) | Associated Wholesale Grocers |
| Founder(s) | C.E. Toland |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
| Area served | Southern United States |
| Key people | John Mills |
| Products | Groceries |
| Employees | 530 |
| Website | afslr.com |
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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.
Affiliated Foods Southwest also operated several Harvest Foods grocery stores in Arkansas.
The company declared bankruptcy on May 5, 2009.[2] Its distribution operations were acquired by Associated Wholesale Grocers[3].
[edit] References
- ^ Holcombe, Carl D. Affiliated Foods Southwest rebounds. Arkansas Business. 10 May 2004.
- ^ "Affiliated Foods Southwest files for Chapter 11". Forbes. 2009-05-05. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/05/05/ap6381645.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07.[dead link]
- ^ Associated Wholesale Grocers' shopping bags $350M growth
