Affiliated Foods Southwest
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| Company type | Co-op |
|---|---|
| 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 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] 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]
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Companies based in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Cooperatives based in Arkansas
- American companies established in 1948
- Retail companies established in 1948
- American companies disestablished in 2009
- Retail companies disestablished in 2009
- Economy of the Southeastern United States
- Economy of the Southwestern United States
- Supermarkets of the United States
- Retailers' cooperatives in the United States