Associated Food Stores
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| Company type | Retailers' cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Wholesale Distributor |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Headquarters | 1850 West 2100 South Salt Lake City, Utah[1] United States |
Key people | David Rice CEO & President[2] |
| Brands | Associated Fresh Market, Macey's Food and Pharmacy, Dan's Market, Dick's Market, Lin's Fresh Market (Utah) |
| Revenue |  US$1.6 billion (2007) |
Number of employees | 1,400 |
| Website | afstores.com |
Associated Food Stores is an American retailers cooperative that supplies nearly 450 independently owned retail supermarkets throughout Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, and Wyoming.
Description[edit]
The headquarters for Associated Foods is located at 1850 W 2100 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1] The company's president and CEO is David Rice. He replaced Bob Obray following Bob's passing in August 2022.[3][4] It reported over US$1.6 billion (equivalent to $2.351 billion in 2023) in sales during fiscal year 2007 and is currently the fifty-sixth largest grocery retailer in the country by volume [5] with 23% of its total sales coming from its corporate stores.
History[edit]
Associated Food Stores was founded in 1940 by Donald P. Lloyd, president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association along with 34 Utah retailers. Concerned with the effect that large corporate stores would have on small independent retailers, he felt the only way these small businesses could survive is if they united and faced the competition as one, therefore increasing their collective buying power. He convinced 34 stores to donate $300 (equivalent to $6,524 in 2023) to help build an independent and "associated" warehouse.[2]
In 1999, Associated Food Stores purchased Utah grocery store chain Macey's. In August 2017, Macey's broke with 70-year tradition by deciding to open some of their stores on Sundays.[6]
In 2009, Associated Food Stores purchased 34 Albertsons stores in Utah from Supervalu Inc.[7] The stores were renamed Associated Fresh Market (more commonly known as just "Fresh Market"). As of June 2017, however, only 17 of the originally purchased locations were still under the Fresh Market banner, the rest having been either closed or sold.[8]
In 2017, two Fresh Market locations in Murray and Holladay were re-branded as Macey's.[9][10]
As of 2021, three Macey's locations have closed: the Logan (400 North), Clinton, and the Midvale/Sandy locations.
In 2022, a former Fresh Market in American Fork became a Macey's.
Corporate stores[edit]
As well as supplying independent grocers, Associated Food Stores also owns several corporate stores under five different names, operating a total of 38 locations.
- Macey's is their largest brand, and has 17 locations across the Wasatch Front, Tooele, and the Logan area.[11]
- Here are the locations, all are in Utah:
- Draper
- Logan/Providence
- Ogden
- Taylorsville
- West Valley City - Granger
- SLC - Parleys Way
- SLC - Mount Olympus
- Holladay
- West Jordan
- Orem
- Highland
- Lehi
- Pleasant Grove
- Provo
- Spanish Fork
- Santaquin
- American Fork
- Murray
- Tooele
- Eagle Mountain
- Here are the locations, all are in Utah:
- Fresh Market was created after their acquisition of most of the Albertsons locations in Utah. There are currently only two Albertsons left in Utah, which are in Washington and Saint George. There are currently 10 locations along the Wasatch Front and in Park City.[8] This is significantly fewer than the 34 locations they originally purchased from Albertsons.
- Lin's has 7 locations in St. George, Hurricane, Cedar City, Richfield, Price, and Overton, Nevada.[12]
- Dan's has 2 locations in Salt Lake County.[13] The locations are in Cottonwood Heights and SLC. Two former Salt Lake City locations have closed, one was replaced by a JoAnn, and the other was replaced by a Macey's.
- Dick's Market has 2 locations in Davis County.[14] They're located in Bountiful and Centerville.
Other stores[edit]
Popular stores owned and/or supplied by Associated Food Stores:
- Broulim's (Idaho, & Wyoming)
- Clark's Market (Arizona, Colorado, and Utah)
- Dan's Market (Utah)
- Dick's Market (Utah)
- Finley's Food Farm (Montana)
- Fresh Market (Utah)
- Harmons (Utah)
- Kent's Market (4 locations, Utah)
- Lee's Marketplace (7 locations Utah)
- Lin's Market (7 locations)
- Macey's (Utah)
- Peterson's Fresh Market (Utah)
- Raine's Market (Nevada)
- Reams (Utah)
- Soelberg's Market (Utah)
- Ridley's Family Markets (3 locations, Utah)
- Winegar's Market (Utah)
- Stokes Market (Utah & Idaho)
Western Family[edit]
Associated Food Stores was a primary distributor of the popular store brand Western Family owned by Western Family Foods before being replaced by Food Club and other Topco brands. This also includes Better Buy, Shurfine, Shursavings, and Marketchoice brands.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Associated Food Stores, Inc. Company Information". hoobers.com. Hoover's. Retrieved 7 Jun 2015.
- ^ a b "History in the Making". afstores.com. Associated Food Stores. Archived from the original on 2015-06-08. Retrieved 7 Jun 2015.
- ^ https://www.afstores.com/about-us/who-we-are/
- ^ https://kslnewsradio.com/1975852/associated-food-stores-name-new-ceo-president/
- ^ "2007 Top 75 North American Food Retailers". supermarketnews.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 1 Mar 2008.
- ^ "Macey's breaks 70-year tradition with plans to open on Sundays". deseretnews.com. Deseret News. Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ^ "Associated Foods buying most of Albertsons supermarkets in Utah". sltrib.com. Salt Lake City: The Salt Lake Tribune. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 17 Jun 2017.
- ^ a b "Fresh Market locations". freshmarketstores.com. Associated Food Stores. Retrieved 31 Mar 2021.
- ^ "Macey's Offers 'All-New' Shopping Experience With Murray Store". theshelbyreport.com. The Shelby Report. Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ^ "Macey's Expands Specialty Depts. In New Location". winsightgrocerybusiness.com. Winsight Grocery Business. Retrieved 14 Dec 2017.
- ^ "Macey's locations". maceys.com. Associated Food Stores. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Lin's locations". linsgrocery.com. Associated Food Stores. Retrieved 31 Mar 2021.
- ^ "Dan's locations". dansfoods.com. Associated Food Stores. Retrieved 31 Mar 2021.
- ^ "Dick's Market locations". dicksmarket.com. Associated Food Stores. Retrieved 31 Mar 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive Brands: Western Family". bringingvaluehome.net. Associated Foods Stores. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 7 Jun 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Official websites for stores owned and/or supplied by Associated Foods:
- Companies based in Salt Lake City
- Privately held companies based in Utah
- Economy of the Western United States
- American companies established in 1940
- Retail companies established in 1940
- Supermarkets of the United States
- Retailers' cooperatives in the United States
- 1940 establishments in Utah
- Cooperatives based in Utah