The Huron Expositor, 1980-05-15, Page 42A,¢
TH GRAND OPE.NI.N+
'SUPPLEMENT", WEEK_ OF 'MAY 12, 1980.
With ,.S200.00: and a 1926 called him); made two -major;
ford, equipped with a 20 decisions .he gave up the
square foot boar on.the back, franchise lines and took bis
Edward Knechtel started his v son. Cranson, into the
Wholesale 'Grocery Business business as a partner:
in 1930, At first he bought ; In 1954, . a new 7,200
sausages ;and cheese ,from •square foot wal;'ehouse was
the.farmers, and sold them to built on the present location,,
retail grocers in basic.ally the to better service the ex
same area the company ser- • , parading 'business. Twelve•
vices to -day. In 1;935, he years later another 15,000
obtained a franchise to sell square feet was added, thus
Chateau Cheese . and Hell - enabling Knechtels, to.con-
man"s Mayonnaise. Two vince thelast of' the big
years later,' the first ware, : companies to "sell to them,
.-housewas=built.-In=1947, :the Another -8,000 fe as again
"Cheese Man" (as everyone-:. 'added in 1969.
Knechtels became the
major wholesale supplier to
the T. if; 1, Stores in 190.
Fifteen, years Tater, this as-
sociation :is still growing_ and
the L ,.& M. Mores now
number eleven,.
The “K" Knechtel. Food
Association Steres plan was
instituted in 1975" and has
progressed to' twenty-two
locations. The Company .is
now expanding it's territory
and onceagain it s ware-
house ; and office. Qn • com-
pletioon ni , Quem er 979,
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on he opening
their new story
General ;Repair and Fabrication, .'
40 Birch: St.
Seaforth, Ont.
519-527-1080 .'.Bus
519-482-3322 ; Res.
their facilities were : ap-
proximately 48,000 ' square
feet.
The company's basic
philosophy according to
.official$ is to • make the
independent retailer sucecss-
ful by being competitive with
corporate chains.
to
ROTU, ROTHL:FOQD.
4,
0 the opening;..of •
their new store.
Huron Leel Fabricators
London ..Ltd,
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:London, Oln ; 519 652-3517.,
Houseware
for the new
oth Food Markel
SUPPlied by
(DIVISION OF CRESTWAY ELECTRONICS LTD.);'.
1690 GORE R0&D :LONDON, ONTARIO N5W 5L5
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