H.E.B

H.E.B is hands down the best grocery store, and everyone should experience it at some time in their life. Some of you reading this may be wondering what on Earth an H.E.B is. Here’s a comparison, H.E.B is the Aldi of the south, specifically Texas, and your only gonna find one in the Lonestar State or in Mexico. It’s got dozens of off versions of name brands that are almost all better (and cheaper) than the main brands. The cherry on top is that H.E.B was founded by a Christian and is redemptive through and through. H.E.B was founded in 1905 in Kerrville TX by (this is not a joke) by Florence Butt, and since then it has been owned by the Butt family (again, not a joke). Florence was a devout Baptist and ran H.E.B in accordance to her beliefs, even going so far as to remain closed on Sundays and not selling alcohol.

While they no longer remain closed on Sundays and now permit the selling of alcohol, H.E.B still treats it customers and employees with kindness and from a redemptive point of view. H.E.B makes strong efforts to do as much as possible for the local communities. H.E.B has an extensive community investment program that focuses on areas such as disaster relief, fighting hunger, supporting veterans, and more. Part of how they fight hunger and assist with disaster relief is through the H.E.B food bank that they founded to help in those scenarios. H.E.B is at it’s core community focused, which is why aside from Texas and select spots along the border in Mexico, H.E.B has declined to expand beyond Mexico and the Lonestar State. H.E.B does quite a lot for the community, and Texans (myself included) are very proud to have H.E.B be part of our state. More businesses should look to H.E.B when trying to figure out how they can do more for the community, because H.E.B is an outstanding example.