Food

Fiesta Mart Corporate Office

Fiesta Mart was founded in 1972 in Houston, Texas, by Donald Bonham and O.C. Mendenhall. Although neither are of Hispanic origin, Bonham had previously done farming in Guatemala and Belize. He recognized that Texas had few Hispanic supermarkets. The original Fiesta Mart supermarket catered mainly to the Hispanic culture. Later, as different people made Texas their home, the markets added other ethnic foods for Koreans and Filipinos.

Today, Fiesta Mart has more than 34 supermarkets in the Houston area, with 16 more located in other areas of Texas. The company also operates Fiesta Liquor and Beverage Mart brands. The company was acquired in 2004 by Grocers Supply. In 2011, Fiesta Mart purchased 11 Carnival brand stores and in July of 2016, they acquired 11 Minyard locations in the Northern part of Texas.

In addition to food, locations offer a variety of services including money orders, Western Union, utility company payments, lottery ticket sales, sporting event tickets, and vehicle license registration renewal payments.

Fiesta Mart

History

Norm’s Restaurant Corporate Office

Norm’s Restaurant was founded in 1949 by used car salesman Norm Roybark. The original location was in downtown Hollywood, near the corner of Sunset and Vine. The oldest location, on La Cienega Blvd., still stands today and was made a Cultural Landmark by the city in 2015. Norm’s Restaurant operates a chain of casual dining locations, offering typical American cuisine.

Norm’s Restaurants has 18 locations, all in Southern California. Most locations were designed by Armet and Davis. The showroom type of architecture has come to be called “Googie” and is quite popular. .

The company was sold in January 2015 to current CEO and longtime restaurateur Jim Balis. Balis has stated that he does not necessarily have plans for renovation but for the expansion of the company.

In March 2023, the company hired a new CEO, Eric Wyatt, who also has plans for expansion.

Norm’s Restaurant maintains a corporate office in Bellflower, California.

Norm's Restaurant

History

The company was sold in January 2015 to current CEO and longtime restaurateur Jim Balis. Balis has stated that he does not necessarily have plans for renovation but for the expansion of the company.

In March 2023, the company hired a new CEO, Eric Wyatt, who also has plans for expansion.

Norm’s Restaurant maintains a corporate office in Bellflower, California.

Beef O’Brady’s Corporate Office

Beef O’Brady’s was founded by Jim Mellody in Brandon, Florida, in 1985. Mellody wanted to create a restaurant with an Irish pub feel, but one that was geared towards family. After several tries, Mellody created the no-liquor, Beef O’Brady’s.

In 1998, Melody sold the majority of the business to Family Sports Concepts, Inc. After Mellody passed away in 2002, his daughter sold all remaining locations, with the exception of the original restaurant.

Today, the company has 150 locations, most of them franchised, in the Southern states and Florida. Beef O’Brady’s is headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Several locations were recently shut down due to insect infestation, but the company is assuring its customers that they are confident that exterminators have taken care of the problem.

In August 2020, the parent company of Beef O’Brady’s decided to jump on the chicken bandwagon with The Hatchery. Constuction on new locations will occur in mid to late 2021.

Beef O'Brady's

History

In August 2020, the parent company of Beef O’Brady’s decided to jump on the chicken bandwagon with The Hatchery. Constuction on new locations will occur in mid to late 2021.

Dixie Cafe Corporate Office

Dixie Cafe was founded in 1980 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The company owns two different restaurants, the Dixie Cafe, sometimes called Dixie’s Restaurant, and the Delta Cafe. The company wanted to open a restaurant that was more like a relative’s kitchen than a business. All food is made fresh daily, by hand, including yeast rolls, fresh vegetables, cut and cooked to order, and genuine Southern cooking.

The company operates 15 Dixie locations in three states and 3 Delta Cafe’s all located in Okalahoma. This casual dining chain focuses on traditional food of the South, including fried catfish, red beans and rice, as well as cornbread. Dixie and Delta Cafes are considered family friendly, with reasonable pricing. Each location offers an old fashioned soda fountain that offers milkshakes, ice cream, and a wide variety of ice cream dishes.

Most locations offer food to go and will allow telephone orders for pick up. The company prides itself on treating customers like family, even though they are a chain restaurant business.

In early December of 2017, Dixie Cafe announced that all locations would be closing by the middle of December and the company would be filing for bankruptcy.

The Dixie Cafe

Most locations offer food to go and will allow telephone orders for pick up. The company prides itself on treating customers like family, even though they are a chain restaurant business.

History

In early December of 2017, Dixie Cafe announced that all locations would be closing by the middle of December and the company would be filing for bankruptcy.

Brookshires Grocery Corporate Office

Brookshires Grocery was founded in 1928 by Wood and Louise Brookshire in downtown Tyler, Texas. The company was once part of the Brookshires Brothers chain, but the family split up the business in 1939. Brookshires Grocery continued to expand and in 1953, the company opened their first warehouse.

Today, the company has 175 locations in three states, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. More than 14,000 people work for the company full time. In addition to Brookshires Grocery, the company operates several Super 1 Foods stores in Texas. The company has also purchased and re-opened several closed Walmart Express store locations and rebranded them as Spring Market, in June of 2016.