Affiliated Foods Southwest

Type: Private - Cooperative
On the web: http://www.affiliatedfoods.com
Employees: 2,444

Affiliated Foods Southwest (AFS) is a leading wholesale distribution cooperative that supplies hundreds of independent member stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. It distributes nationally-branded food and general merchandise, as well as products sold under the Price Saver, Shurfine, and Shurfresh labels. The co-op was established in the 1940s as Model Markets.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending July, 2007:
Sales: $639.3M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: John R. Mills
EVP, Operations and Information Systems: Ron Rivers
Director, Business Development: Herston Ingle

Competitors:
C&S Wholesale
McLane
SUPERVALU

Affiliated Foods Southwest is a retailers' cooperative serving independent supermarkets in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. It was founded in 1948 by C. E. "Doc" Toland, who had worked in a cooperative in Little Rock, Arkansas called Model Markets. It is a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates and distributes Shurfine products in its stores.

External links

• Affiliated Foods Southwest web site

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