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H-E-B

H-E-B Grocery Company, LP, commonly known as H-E-B, is a privately held American supermarket company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in Kerrville in 1905 by Florence Butt, the company operates 455 stores in Texas and Mexico. Its retail formats include H-E-B supermarkets, Central Market, H-E-B Plus!, Mi Tienda and Joe V's Smart Shop. H-E-B…

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Founded
November 26, 1905; 120 years ago (1905-11-26) in Kerrville, Texas, United States
Industry
Grocery retail
Owner
Butt family (87%, estimated)
Headquarters
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Area served
Texas · Mexico
Founder
Florence Butt

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H-E-B

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples62
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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H-E-B

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related to North Texas expansion · 15
H-E-B → Central Market, Dallas, Dallas County, DFW, DFW Metroplex, Fort Worth, Frisco, In June, Irving, Joe V's Smart Shop, Murphy, November, Plano, September, The
related to Mexico · 9
H-E-B → Ahorro, H-E-B Chipinque, H-E-B México, Its Mexican, Mexico, Mi Tienda, Monterrey, Nuevo León, The
related to Operations · 7
H-E-B → As, H-E-B's, In, Mexico, San Antonio, Texas, The
related to Litigation · 5
H-E-B → Centeno, Handy Andy, In, San Antonio, Texas Medicaid
related to Philanthropy and disaster response · 5
H-E-B → According, Handbook, Its, Texas, The
Key people · 3
H-E-B → Charles Butt (chairman), Howard Butt III (CEO), Roxanne Orsak (president and COO)
Subsidiaries · 3
H-E-B → Central Market, Favor Delivery, H-E-B Mexico
Area served · 2
H-E-B → Mexico, Texas
related to External links · 2
H-E-B → E-B Mexico, Official
Founded · 1
H-E-B → November 26, 1905; 120 years ago (1905-11-26) in Kerrville, Texas, United States

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company texas stores 2026 opened butt market mexico central grocery san antonio store first namesake operates mi tienda joe v's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
H-E-BArea servedTexas1.00infobox
H-E-BArea servedMexico1.00infobox
H-E-BFoundedNovember 26, 1905; 120 years ago (1905-11-26) in Kerrville, Texas, United States1.00infobox
H-E-BFounderFlorence Butt1.00infobox
H-E-BHeadquartersSan Antonio, Texas, United States1.00infobox
H-E-BIndustryGrocery retail1.00infobox
H-E-BKey peopleCharles Butt (chairman)1.00infobox
H-E-BKey peopleHoward Butt III (CEO)1.00infobox
H-E-BKey peopleRoxanne Orsak (president and COO)1.00infobox
H-E-BNumber of employees175,000 (2026)1.00infobox
H-E-BNumber of locations455 (2026)1.00infobox
H-E-BOwnerButt family (87%, estimated)1.00infobox
H-E-BRevenueUS$49.6 billion (2025)1.00infobox
H-E-BSubsidiariesCentral Market1.00infobox
H-E-BSubsidiariesFavor Delivery1.00infobox
H-E-BSubsidiariesH-E-B Mexico1.00infobox
H-E-BTrade nameH-E-B1.00infobox
H-E-BTypePrivate1.00infobox
H-E-BWebsitewww.heb.com1.00infobox

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