Affiliated Foods Southwest
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| name = Affiliated Foods Southwest
| logo = AFSouthwest logo.png
| type = Co-op
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| fate = Acquired
| predecessor = Model Markets
| successor = Associated Wholesale Grocers
| foundation = 1948
| founder = C.E. Toland
| defunct = 2009
| location_city = Little Rock, Arkansas
| location_country = United States
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| area_served = Southern United States
| key_people = John Mills
| industry = Retailing
| products = Groceries
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| num_employees = 530
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| homepage = [http://www.afslr.com afslr.com]
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Affiliated Foods Southwest was a retailers' cooperative serving independent supermarkets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.Holcombe, Carl D. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-117117865/affiliated-foods-southwest-rebounds.html Affiliated Foods Southwest rebounds.] Arkansas Business. 10 May 2004. 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.{{cite news|title=Affiliated Foods Southwest files for Chapter 11|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/05/05/ap6381645.html|work=Forbes|date=2009-05-05|accessdate=2009-05-07}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} It was acquired by Associated Wholesale Grocers.
References
External links
- [http://www.affiliatedfoods.com/about.html Affiliated Foods Southwest web site]
- [http://www.harvestfoods.com/ Harvest Foods website]
Category:Companies based in Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:Cooperatives based in Arkansas
Category:American companies established in 1948
Category:Retail companies established in 1948
Category:American companies disestablished in 2009
Category:Retail companies disestablished in 2009
Category:Economy of the Southeastern United States
Category:Economy of the Southwestern United States