H-E-B
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H-E-B Grocery Company, LP, is an American privately held supermarket chain based in San Antonio, Texas, with more than 380 stores throughout the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico.[3][4] The company also operates Central Market, an upscale organic and fine foods retailer.[5] As of 2022, the company had a total revenue of US$38.9 billion.[6] H-E-B ranked number 6 on Forbes' 2022 list of "America's Largest Private Companies".[7] The company also ranked number 3 on Forbes' 2024 list of "Customer Experience All-Stars."[8] H-E-B was named Retailer of the Year in 2010 by Progressive Grocer.[9] Supermarket News ranks H-E-B 13th on the list of "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" by sales.[10] Based on 2019 revenues, H-E-B is the 19th-largest retailer in the United States.[11] It donates 5% of pretax profits to charity.[12] The official mascot of H-E-B is named H-E-Buddy, an anthropomorphic brown grocery bag, with multiple grocery items emerging from the top.[13]
H-E-B | |
Formerly | C.C. Butt Grocery Store (1905–1927) |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Grocery retail |
Founded | November 26, 1905 (118 years ago) (1905-11-26) as C.C. Butt Grocery Store in Kerrville, Texas, United States |
Founder | Florence Butt |
Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Number of locations | Over 420 (U.S. and Mexico) |
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Key people | |
Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, gasoline, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, toys |
Services | Auto, health, fuel, ticket sales, utilities, and licenses |
Revenue | $38 billion+ (2022) |
Owners |
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Number of employees | 145,000 (2022) |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | heb |