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• Media Statement from Fiesta Mart

  - 2007-12-17

  HOUSTON -- The following is a statement from Fiesta Mart Management. We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that occurred on Friday evening at our store located at Fulton and Patton. Regretfully, one of our customer's lives was lost, and we will do everything we can to support...

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• Regional wholesaler Grocers Supply Co. has purchased Texas ethnic supermarket chain Fiesta Mart

  - 2004-09-20

  Regional wholesaler Grocers Supply Co. has purchased Texas ethnic supermarket chain Fiesta Mart. Fiesta, founded in 1972, operates 50 supermarkets and 17 Beverage Mart liquor stores primarily targeting Hispanic shoppers. Annual revenue is estimated at $1 billion. Revenue for Grocers Supply, which distributes to about 700 stores in Texas and...

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• Ethnic-oriented Houston grocery chain is bought by supplier in defensive move.

  - 2004-08-27

  By Barry Shlachter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 27--Fiesta Mart, a Houston-based grocery chain catering to ethnic shoppers, was purchased by its primary wholesale supplier to keep the 50 stores from falling into the hands of a major...

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• Houston-based distributor reportedly buys Hispanic-oriented grocery stores.

  - 2004-08-26

  By Maria Halkias, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--Houston-based Fiesta Mart Inc. is expected to announce Thursday that the privately held chain of Hispanic-oriented grocery stores has been sold to Grocers Supply Co. Fiesta Mart...

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• Houston-Area Kroger Store Gets Hispanic Makeover.

  - 2003-12-10

  By Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 10--Gone are the portobello mushrooms, replaced with plantains, papayas and a plethora of peppers at a southwest Houston-area Kroger store. Make way for the oversized pinatas, the World of Spice and...

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• Vertical food formats begin to reveal viability

  - 2003-03-24

  Ethnic supermarkets, once considered an insignificant niche by mainstream retailers, have become a hot trend due to the growth of some minority groups and the ability of these stores to generate significantly higher sales. Grabbing most of the attention recently is the Hispanic market. At 37 million, Hispanics have...

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• Houston-Based Fiesta Mart May Open Waco Branch; Caters to Hispanic Clientele.

  - 2002-05-26

  By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 26--Waco Tribune-Herald business editor Howard Estell says it takes more than a "taco stand in the parking lot" to make a grocery store popular with ethnic groups. He...

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• Fiesta Mart Reportedly Wants to Open in Departing Waco, Texas, Winn-Dixie.

  - 2002-05-16

  By Mike Copeland, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--Fiesta Mart, a Houston-based grocery chain, is interested in moving into the Winn-Dixie store on North 25th Street in Waco, according to sources. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. recently announced...

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• CCC GlobalCom Signs Strategic Agreement With Fiesta Mart

  - 2002-02-26

  Business Editors HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 26, 2002 New Partnership Expands Presence in Postpaid Market with Fastest Growing Texas Supermarket Chain; Latest Alliance Provides Access to and Deeper Penetration into Target Demographic Market CCC GlobalCom Corporation (OTC BB: CCGC), an emerging leader in high value telecommunications solutions,...

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• Fiesta Mart Selects AES NewEnergy as Retail Electricity Provider for Texas Electric Choice Program

  - 2001-06-05

  Business Editors HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--June 5, 2001 Fiesta Mart has become the latest major Texas customer to leave electric utility service in the state's Electric Choice Pilot Program by signing a contract with AES NewEnergy, America's leading retail electricity provider. AES NewEnergy will serve Fiesta Mart stores throughout...

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