Associated Wholesale Grocers company history timeline

1946

David Keener started work for Associated Wholesale Grocers (later Affiliated Food Stores) when it opened in 1946.

1960

In 1960 D.A. Keener was appointed General Manager of the food distribution company headquartered out of the warehouse.

2016

In 2016, the co-op celebrated 90 years of serving independent grocery retailers and grew its footprint to over 3,800 stores in 36 states with the successful unification of Affiliated Foods Midwest, which brought about AWG’s newest divisions in Norfolk, Nebraska and Kenosha, Wisconsin.

2017

Overall new business growth for AWG in 2017 totaled over 300 stores and nearly $2 billion in additional sales.

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1924
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