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Affiliated Foods Southwest

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Affiliated Foods Southwest
Company typeCo-op
IndustryRetailing
PredecessorModel Markets
Founded1948
FounderC.E. Toland
Defunct2009
FateAcquired
SuccessorAssociated Wholesale Grocers
Headquarters,
Area served
Southern United States
Key people
John Mills
ProductsGroceries
Number of employees
530
Websiteafslr.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

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  1. ^ Holcombe, Carl D. Affiliated Foods Southwest rebounds. Arkansas Business. 10 May 2004.
  2. ^ "Affiliated Foods Southwest files for Chapter 11". Forbes. 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-07.[dead link]
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