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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail (grocery) |
| Founded | September 1, 1928; 97 years ago (1928-09-01), inTyler, Texas, United States |
| Founder | Wood T. Brookshire and Louise Brookeshire |
| Headquarters | 1600 W. Southwest Loop 323 Tyler, Texas, 75701 United States |
Number of locations | 183+ |
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Key people | Brad Brookshire (chairman and CEO) |
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Number of employees | 14,000+ |
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| Website | www |
Brookshire Grocery Company is an Americansupermarket chain based inTyler, Texas. There are more than 200 stores inTexas,Louisiana,Arkansas, andOklahoma under their five banners: Brookshire's, Super 1 Foods, Fresh by Brookshire's, Spring Market, andReasor's.
The company began its operations in 1928, founded by Wood T. and Louise Brookshire when they opened their first 25 x 100-foot (30 m) store on Tyler's downtown square.
Brookshire's was originally part of theBrookshire Brothers chain, which was founded seven years earlier inLufkin, Texas. The companies split up in 1939 when Wood T. Brookshire took control of the Tyler-area stores in exchange for his share in the Brookshire Brothers partnership.[1] The companies are no longer related except by name.
In the 1940s, the company expanded to other neighboring communities and opened its first shopping center location. Brookshire's first warehouse opened in Tyler in 1953.
In the 1960s, the company expanded into Louisiana and the construction of a 175,000-square-foot (16,300 m2) distribution center in Tyler.
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In 1984, the company opened the first Super 1 Foods store in Alexandria, LA. Super 1 Foods was originally a no-frills, warehouse format. Initially, stores were opened in recycled buildings to cut down on costs, but later then the company began building stores. In several cases (#608 in Shreveport and #612 in Longview), existing Brookshire's stores were closed and demolished to build a Super 1 Foods store. In Marshall and Longview, existing Brookshire's stores were converted to the Super 1 format.
The company opened several Super 1 Foods stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in the late 1990s and early 2000s, some of which were replacements for nearby Brookshire's locations. The company sold all of their metro area stores to (now defunct) Fleming, which re-branded them as Rainbow Foods. All Rainbow stores were closed when Fleming went out of business.
In 2012, a new format Super 1 Foods store was built in Carencro, LA., with a floorplan and decor package that would be rolled out to all other stores. A similar store was built to replace #610 in Tyler; others have since opened.
The Brookshire Grocery Company also opened "FRESH by Brookshire's" in Tyler, TX on March 10, 2011. The store was designed to give an upscale shopping experience and features a bakery and many organic items. The first annualFRESH 15 Road Race was held on March 1, 2014, and continues yearly. The second FRESH by Brookshire's location opened in Fate, TX on March 2, 2022, as the anchor store to a new shopping district.[2] November 12, 2025, Brookshire Grocery Company expanded the chain further with the opening of a 66,000-square-foot FRESH by Brookshire’s in Longview, TX, the largest of the brand’s stores to date and featuring expanded amenities such as a sushi counter, taqueria bar, brick oven pizza, gelato station, artisan bakery, and an outdoor patio with a grill, bar, live music stage, and playground.
Along with the FRESH 15, Brookshire's and Super 1 Foods host a half marathon, 5K, and Kids 1K named Heroes Run, benefiting local first responders and military heroes. This event takes place in Shreveport, LA with 1,500 participants in 2016, raising $40,000 for charity.
In June 2016, Brookshire's purchased 25 stores formerly owned byWal-Mart (formerly theirWal-Mart Express brand). The stores, located in Texas (20 stores) and Louisiana (five stores) were re-branded asSpring Market.[3]
In November 2021, Brookshire's announced their acquisition of all 17Reasor's locations to be finalized in 2022.[4] Brookshire's has also announced the conversion of two former Uptown Grocery stores inThe Village andEdmond, Oklahoma, intoFRESH by Reasor’s. These stores temporarily closed on October 22, 2025 and reopened October 27, 2025 This marks the first time the FRESH concept will operate outside Texas, bringing the total number of FRESH locations to five.[5]
In October 2025, Brookshire Grocery Co. announced that twoWinn-Dixie locations inBaton Rouge, LA will become Super 1 Foods stores in November 2025.[6]
Today, the company has more than 14,000 employee/partners at over 200 locations in four states - Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. BGC has five brands: Brookshire's, Super 1 Foods, Fresh by Brookshire's, Spring Market, and Reasor's.
The company also operates three distribution facilities — two based in Tyler, TX, and one in Monroe, LA — with more than 2 million total square feet and a company fleet of 72 tractors and more than 300 trailers. BGC's internal manufacturing facilities include bakery, dairy, ice cream, yogurt, fresh-cut, ice and water/drink plants in the Tyler area.
In 2002, Brookshire's bought fourAlbertsons stores inMississippi. These stores were located in NorthJackson, SouthJackson,Ridgeland, andFlowood. The North Jackson store was the newest of the four locations, having opened in 2001, while the three other area stores opened in 1997.
On February 11, 2010, after a decline in market grocery shares againstKroger andWalmart, Brookshire's exited Mississippi with the sale of the Flowood and Ridgeland stores to Kroger and the closure of the two Jackson stores. In late 2011, Brookshire's sold their South Jackson store toKosciusko, MS based supermarket chain Food Depot, operated by Potter and Sims Foods. The North Jackson location was converted into aVirginia College location. Virginia College closed in December 2018. The former grocery store still remains vacant.
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