Serving Independent Grocers Since 1940
Our Purpose
In 1940 the grocery industry was a rough place for independent retailers. Strong competition from national chains, increased prices from wholesalers and low margins left many families and independently-owned businesses with boarded windows. Determined to succeed against the competition, 34 independent retailers and Donald P. Lloyd, the then president of the Utah Grocers Association, joined together to combine their buying power and open a warehouse, leading to the birth of AFS.
OUr HISTORY
The Story of AFS
Since 1940 we have grown from 34 retailers in Utah to nearly 450 independent grocers across Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon.
Recent News
Kent’s Market, AFS and Swire Coca-Cola Bring Impressive Holiday Donation to Shriners Children’s Salt Lake City
Kent’s Market and Associated Food Stores helped bring holiday cheer, and $40,000, to Shriners Children’s Salt Lake City during the hospital’s annual patient holiday event, themed this year as the…
Lin’s donates $20,000 in groceries to Utah Tech University’s food pantry for students in need
In support of students, Lin’s grocery store donated $20,000 in groceries to Utah Tech University’s Blazer Food Pantry, meeting the pantry’s need of nonperishable food for the remainder of the…
Local Grocers Facilitate Over $250,000 Donation to Local Food Pantries
Harvest of Hope drive sends semi-trailers full of food for those in need Throughout November, guests at Macey’s, Dan’s, Dick’s Market, Lin’s, and Fresh Market came together for the stores’…
AFS and Holiday Oil Deliver Thanksgiving Dinner to 200 Utah Families
Food insecurity is a real issue in our community. According to the Utah Food Bank, 317,000 Utahns face hunger and 1 in 10 Utah children don’t know where their next…
