In June 2016, Western Family Foods was acquired by Skokie, Illinois-based
Topco
. Supervalu President and CEO Mark Gross told Supermarket News earlier this year that the company plans to continue offering Unified Grocers' private brands to Unified's customers.
What happened to Western Family brand foods?
Wholesaler and cooperative Associated Food Stores has dropped
the Western Family brand from Tigard, Ore. -based Western Family Foods and is replacing it with the Food Club brand from Topco Associates LLC, a cooperative based in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Who owns Foodclub?
Topco
is a cooperative that is owned by more than 50 member companies, including Associated Grocers, Inc., Meijer, Schnuck Markets, Fresh Brands, Big Y Foods, and Giant Eagle.
Did shurfine get bought out?
Topco Associates, Skokie, IL, and Shurfine International, Northlake, IL have signed a definite agreement to merge.
Who owns the Our Family brand?
It was acquired by
SpartanNash
as part of its acquisition of distributor Nash Finch in 2013. The line includes nearly 2,000 items across almost all aisles of the grocery store.
Can you still buy Western Family products?
It used to distribute the Western Family, Shurfine, Shursaving, MarketChoice, and Better Buy brands, which are used in many independently owned supermarkets. On June 13, 2016, Western Family Foods announced that they had been acquired by
Topco
and closed their Tigard office later in 2016.
What are the Western family values?
In most Western societies, such as Europe and the US, individualism, independence and self-orientation are viewed as important. Parents encourage their children to develop skills that support these values, such as
assertiveness, self-confidence, self-expression and autonomy
.
Who manufactures Topco?
Topco is a cooperative that is owned by
more than 50 member companies
, including Associated Grocers, Inc., Meijer, Schnuck Markets, Fresh Brands, Big Y Foods, and Giant Eagle.
What does Topco stand for?
The typical structure for a private equity buyout is to make use of a ‘topco/bidco' structure whereby
a new holding company
(Topco) is incorporated and acts as the investment vehicle for the private equity fund, management and any co-investors seeking an equity stake.
What happened to Shurfine?
Until 2016, Shurfine was a unit of
Western Family Foods
, based in Portland, Oregon and serviced by Associated Wholesalers, Inc. … (AWI). In 2016, Western Family was acquired by Topco.
Who owns Best Yet brand?
C&S
owns the Piggly Wiggly grocery brand (which is independently franchised to store operators) as well as the Best Yet private label brand. C&S is the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the United States, based on revenue.
Who makes shurfine milk?
Grassland Dairy Products, Inc.
Is Food Club the same as shurfine?
The Shurfine® brand of yogurt (32 oz.) … and whole wheat pasta (16 oz.) will change to the Food Club® brand. The manufacturer should complete its transition by the end of next year's first quarter.
Is Spartan brand now our family?
The Our
Family
label also strengthens the SpartanNash private brand portfolio. … The Our Family brand will serve as the core exclusive private label brand for SpartanNash, with other brands completing the portfolio, including the Open AcresTM fresh brand and Full CircleTM line of organic and eco-friendly home products.
Who owns Spartan?
| Type Public | Key people Tony B. Sarsam, CEO | Products Private label grocery brands, grocery | Services Distributor | Number of employees 14,400 (2021) |
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What is SpartanNash?
SpartanNash (SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company and the
fifth largest food distributor
in the United States. We also are a leading distributor of grocery products to U.S military commissaries. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., SpartanNash has corporate offices in Minneapolis, Indianapolis and Norfolk, Va.
