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HEB History
H.E. Butt Grocery Company (H-E-B) is the nation's 12th largest grocery chain in revenue terms With investment capital of $60, the family opened the Charles C. Butt Grocery Store on November 26, 1905. Florence's young sons delivered the food via baby carriage until they could afford to buy a little red wagon.

 By 1908 the Butt store had established itself within the local community as 'dealers in staples, groceries and fresh meats. Florence was also building a profitable freshbaked bread business as a sideline When Howard returned form Navy, his first move was to relocate the store to a busier corner in the downtown area.

 Howard brought the concept of Cash and carry Throughout the 1920s he slowly began adding to his inventory: everything from pots and pans to tools and textiles. Butt purchased some of the franchise rights of Piggly-Wiggly By 1931 Butt Grocery was operating a total of 24 stores, and plans were being made for new outlets.

 In 1934, when he was still in his 30s, Butt formed the H.E. Butt Foundation, a charitable organization created to aid the community. H.E. Butt began to integrate vertically when it opened its own bakery and purchased a canning company in 1936. In 1940s It opened the first air-conditioned grocery store and also began offering frozen foods, which were considered a novelty at the time.

 By the end 1960s Howard Butt officially passed the torch to his sons, Howard E., Jr., and the younger Charles. To that end, H-E-B opened its own ice cream plant, a new bread bakery, a large pastry bakery, and new offices and warehouses during the early and mid-1970s. new store concept called H-E-B Pantry Foods. These stores were smaller than the superstores and featured only four departments: grocery, meat, produce, and health and beauty.

 They also focused on value, attempting to minimize operating costs by eliminating nonessential, low-profit departments. 1990s H-E-B introduces a new H-E-B Brand, under the concept of "Own Brands." Today more than 11,800 H-E-B Own Brand products have been launched, ranging from yogurt to personal and sun care items.

 2002 H-E-B opens its state-of-the-art Quality Assurance Laboratory, giving the company technologically advanced scientific capabilities. H-E-B is the only retailer in the United States to undertake extensive safety testing of produce and ground beef.

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