Associated Food Stores joins Food Club

Associated Food Stores (AFS), an independent retailer-owned warehouse based in Salt Lake City, said it is transitioning from Western Family to Food Club as its “staple exclusive brand.”

Food Club is a Topco Associates brand. According to a press release, the transition is expected to be completed by the end of 2018 and will bring a variety of items to the more than 400 independent grocery stores AFS serves across the intermountain West. Food Club offers more than 1,600 products.

“We are excited to bring Food Club to our shoppers. We know they will love it as much as they have loved Western Family,” said Boyd Irving, director of exclusive brands for Associated Food Stores. “We believe in Food Club so much, hat we’re offering a double-money back guarantee if any guest is unsatisfied with the product.”

Food Club focuses on staple categories in center store, including canned fruits and vegetables, baking items like sugar and flour, condiments, cereal, crackers and other snacks, condiments, and frozen items including fruits, vegetables, ice cream, novelties and potatoes. Along with the new Food Club items, AFS is introducing Topco’s Buckley Farms into the meat category and Culinary Tours into specialty foods with flavors from around the world.