HEB
HEB Grocery Stores is an American grocery retail company who operate stores in United States and Mexico. The company’s advertising motto is “Here Everything’s Better”. They started their operations on 26th November, 1905 by Florence Butt as CC Butt Grocery Store with a single store in Kerrville, Texas and now grown to more than 350 locations. The company’s stores sell products, such as deli, frozen, meat, pharmacy, seafood, snacks, gasoline, pharmacy, bakery, foods, and gasoline. There are more than 86,000 people working with the company for controlling their management & selling operations. In United States, the company was 12th largest retailer with a revenue of US$ 21 billion. Additionally, they were named “Retailer of the Year” by Progressive Grocer in 2010.
HEB Operations
The main market served by the company include San Antonio, Laredo, Houston, Corpus Christi, and nearby metro areas. The company has divided their operations into five different segments, named Central Market, Mi Tienda, Joe V’s Smart Shop, and HEB Stores. Additionally, they also own seven manufacturing locations. All of them are located in the state of Texas that include bread processing plants.
The majority of their brands are produced by themselves that include ice cream, milk, ready-cooked meats, ice cream, and many more. The Mexican division of company operate over 50 stores and headquartered in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. In Mexico, HEB owned stores in the cities of Coahuila, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, and Tamaulipas. The company has further planned to operate other cities of the country.