The Huron Expositor, 1980-05-15, Page 8614 ROTH GRANO OPENING SUPPLEMENT/ WEEK
F MAY 12, 1980.
With $200,09 and a 1926
Food, equipped with :a 20
square foot box on: the back,
Edward Knecbtel started his
Wholesale'.Grocery Business
In 1930, At first he bought
sausages; and Cheese from
the farmers and sold ;them. to
retail grocersbaso.aily the
same, area. the .company ser-
vices to -day. In 1935, ` he
obtained, a franchise to sell
Chateau Cheese, and Heil-
• man's M Two vmc
years later,
houseswas built. In 1947; the.
"Cheese' Man" (as everyone
called hol al'ee cu lien to facilities were. ap
decis o sm'�heagave' up the major w teles a Supp , the their oximately, 48,000 square
franchise lines and took .his • the L. & M. Stores in..1965. feet, '
son, C`ranson, into the, I~ifteen years later, this as The company's basic
business as a partner, sociation is still.growin8 and philosophy according. to
In. 19x54,, a new 7,200 the L.' & M. Stores now officials. is to make • the.'
'square foot warehouse was number eleven. independent retailer success .
built on the present location, „ �, .... ful by beim, competitive; with
to better , service the ex- The K I{nechtel Food corporate chains,
handing ' business Twelve Association Stores plan was
Years later another 15,000 instituted: ip 1975 and has
square, feet was added, thus progre•ssed to twen#y-two
enabling; Knechtels to con- locatlons.''The • Company is
Mayonnaise. ` e "the last of the .big now expanding its territory ..
d--once-again-_�tt,.s..T-ware ;-
," the first ware companies. to sell' �s-tii�m--ab
:
Another BOOQ%et was again < w •.
house .and office,On . com-
added in 1969,• pl:etion in. November 1979,
to
•ROT`H Fc O MAK 1.
on the:. opening, of.
their ne. w store
Huron Steel Fabriaator-s
London: Ltd.
London, 0n , •519 X52-3512
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Nouseware
for the new .
oth -FoodMar.
s upplieci
on the opening
of their new story
MACHINE
General:: Repair and Fabrication'
40 Bircht.':
eafor..th, Ont.
5:19-527.=1"080' Bus.
519;482-3322 Res.
(DIVISION„OF CRESTWAY ELECTRONICS LTD.).'`'
1690 GORE .RgD LONDON, ONTARIO N. 5W 5L5
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