OWOO The HEB Grocery Company, LP ("H-E-B"
operates a chain of over 350 stores, in over 150 communities, throughout the state of Texas and northern Mexico. The company, now considered a regional 'hypermarket' superstore, is the largest privately held hypermarket retailer in Texas, generating revenues in excess of $18 Billion -- ranked #12 on Forbes' 2012 list of America's Largest Private Companies. H-E-B conducts business as H-E-B stores, Central Market, H-E-B Plus, Mi Tienda and Joe V's Smart Shop. H-E-B also operates several large manufacturing facilities which include milk and bread processing plants and produces many of its own-brand products.