<p>umm, what is a HEB? Doesn’t sound like the names of our markets: Foodland, Emjays, SacknSave, Star and Times. Oh yea, we also have Safeway.</p>
<p>H.E.B. is a grocery chain that started in Texas…not sure if there are any outside of TX, but I’ve never seen one.</p>
<p>~b.</p>
<h2>History of H.E.B.s from Wikipedia. I KID you NOT…lol!</h2>
<p>"The company was founded in 1905 when Florence Butt opened C.C. Butt Staple and Fancy Groceries on the ground floor of the family home in Kerrville, Texas. In 1919, Howard E. Butt, her youngest son, took over the store upon his return from World War I. In 1924, he expanded the Butt Grocery Company with a new store in Junction, about 60 miles from Kerrville. Charles, the youngest son of Howard E. Butt, became president of the H.E. Butt Grocery Company in 1971. Today, Charles Butt is chairman and CEO of H-E-B, having grown the business from sales of $250 million in 1971 to $11 billion in 2003. In 2003, the company was #10 on Forbes’ list of largest privately held companies; H-E-B is also the largest privately held company in Texas. Mr. Butt, whose fortune is estimated to be over $2 billion, is the richest man in San Antonio.</p>
<p>Historically, the company is known for its generosity, with 5 percent of annual pre-tax earnings given to civic and charitable causes in the communities they operate in, including education and food banks. H-E-B is also very environmentally driven, focusing on recycling and conservation, and in 1999 began converting their Houston distribution fleet to run on liquified natural gas.</p>
<h2>The year 2005 marked the company’s 100th year in operation."</h2>
<p>It is true about their generosity. They absolutely FILL food banks in our area.</p>
<p>Sounds like a really great company & market. :)</p>
<p>ld~</p>
<p><em>lol</em> And I thought it was AMAZING when Threadgill’s in Austin made it big time with a VISA commercial several years ago!!! When I used to live in Austin, it was a hole-in-the-wall biker hangout! 
~b.</p>
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