Filco Foods is an independentgrocery chain based inLlantwit Major,Vale of Glamorgan,Wales. As of 2013, Filco has 8 stores[1] and operates as part of theNisa group. Filco Foods was founded by Phillip Jones in 1946.[2] The original location opened on Wine Street inLlantwit Major in 1946. Goods were packaged and delivered according to the customer shopping lists. In 2010 the company celebrated its 65th anniversary with a charity drive.[3]
In 1964 the store moved to Boverton Road and became self-service. The store brand becamePhilip Jones Foodmarkets Unlimited and did business under theSpar group. Stores opened inCowbridge in 1968,Bryntirion in 1970,North Cornelly in 1973, andTalbot Green in 1979. In 1979 Philip Jones Foodmarkets Unlimited left Spar and joined the NISA buying group. In 1982 theSarn location opened andCaerau in 1990. Philip Jones died in 1997 and Elanor Jones, Ian Hunt and Elizabeth Hunt took over management of the company. TheTaibach store opened in 1998 and the store chain became Filco Supermarkets.[2] Filco employees produced aChariots of Fire style training video titledChariots of Filco as part of their participation in the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon.[4]
Bryntirion, Caerau, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, Maesteg, North Cornelly; Sarn, Taibach, and Talbot Green.[5]
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