Fiesta Mart, L.L.C. , formerly Fiesta Mart Inc. , is a Latino-American supermarket chain based in Houston , Texas that was established in 1972. Fiesta Mart stores are located in Texas. The chain uses a cartoon parrot as a mascot. As of 2004 it operated 34 supermarkets in Greater Houston , 16 supermarkets in other locations in Texas, and 17 Beverage Mart liquor store locations. During the same year it had 7.5% of the grocery market share in Greater Houston. Many of its stores were located in Hispanic neighborhoods and other minority neighborhoods.
20-531: (Redirected from Fiestas ) [REDACTED] Look up fiesta or fiestas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fiesta (Spanish for "religious feast", "festival", or "party") may refer to: Events [ edit ] Patronal festival ( fiesta patronal ), a yearly Christian religious celebration of a patron saint or virgin Fiesta San Antonio ,
40-565: A 10-day event held every April in San Antonio, Texas St. Peter's Fiesta , a five-day festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts Fiestas de Santa Fe , a festival held in Santa Fe, New Mexico Film and television [ edit ] Fiesta (1941 film) , an American film by LeRoy Prinz Fiesta (1947 film) , an MGM film starring Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán Fiesta (1995 film),
60-755: A British soft-core porn magazine Fiesta (novel) or The Sun Also Rises , a 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway Fiesta Mart , a Texas supermarket chain Fiesta Online , a 2007 MMORPG video game by OnSon Soft Fast Imaging Employing Steady-state Acquisition, a GE brand name for its steady-state free precession imaging technology Pump It Up Fiesta , 2010–2013 versions of the Pump It Up video game series A condom brand sold by DKT International See also [ edit ] Fiesta Bowl , an American college football bowl game La Fiesta (disambiguation) Festival (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
80-653: A British soft-core porn magazine Fiesta (novel) or The Sun Also Rises , a 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway Fiesta Mart , a Texas supermarket chain Fiesta Online , a 2007 MMORPG video game by OnSon Soft Fast Imaging Employing Steady-state Acquisition, a GE brand name for its steady-state free precession imaging technology Pump It Up Fiesta , 2010–2013 versions of the Pump It Up video game series A condom brand sold by DKT International See also [ edit ] Fiesta Bowl , an American college football bowl game La Fiesta (disambiguation) Festival (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
100-923: A French film by Pierre Boutron Fiesta (TV series) , a 1958 Australian music and dance programme Music [ edit ] The Fiestas , an American R&B group Albums [ edit ] Fiesta (Carlito album) , 2006 Fiesta (Denise Rosenthal album) , 2013 Fiesta (Fiskales Ad-Hok album) , 1998 Fiesta (Miranda album) , 1999 Fiesta (Raffaella Carrà album) , 1977 Fiesta! Magsasaya Ang Lahat , by 6cyclemind, 2006 Fiesta , by Juan Carlos Alvarado , 2004 Songs [ edit ] "Fiesta" (Helena Paparizou song) , 2016 "Fiesta" (Iz*One song) , 2020 "Fiesta" (The Pogues song) , 1988 "Fiesta" (R. Kelly song) , 2001 "Fiesta" (Soulhead song) , 2005 "Fiesta", by Bomba Estéreo from Amanecer "Fiesta", by Ween from La Cucaracha Transport [ edit ] Apco Fiesta , an Israeli paraglider design Ford Fiesta ,
120-923: A French film by Pierre Boutron Fiesta (TV series) , a 1958 Australian music and dance programme Music [ edit ] The Fiestas , an American R&B group Albums [ edit ] Fiesta (Carlito album) , 2006 Fiesta (Denise Rosenthal album) , 2013 Fiesta (Fiskales Ad-Hok album) , 1998 Fiesta (Miranda album) , 1999 Fiesta (Raffaella Carrà album) , 1977 Fiesta! Magsasaya Ang Lahat , by 6cyclemind, 2006 Fiesta , by Juan Carlos Alvarado , 2004 Songs [ edit ] "Fiesta" (Helena Paparizou song) , 2016 "Fiesta" (Iz*One song) , 2020 "Fiesta" (The Pogues song) , 1988 "Fiesta" (R. Kelly song) , 2001 "Fiesta" (Soulhead song) , 2005 "Fiesta", by Bomba Estéreo from Amanecer "Fiesta", by Ween from La Cucaracha Transport [ edit ] Apco Fiesta , an Israeli paraglider design Ford Fiesta ,
140-606: A marketing agreement with Conoco Inc. to allow the gas station chain to build gas stations on the properties of Fiesta supermarkets. In 1999 Fiesta had 10.9% of Houston's grocery market. In 2003 the Houston Press ranked Fiesta as the "Best Grocery Store" in Houston. In 2004, Fiesta Mart was acquired by Grocers Supply , a family owned Houston-based wholesale groceries distributor. On July 23, 2008 Fiesta Mart acquired eleven Carnival Brand stores from Minyard Food Stores . In 2015
160-446: A spokesperson for Fiesta, said in 2006 that at some stores Hispanics make up to 70% of those stores's clientele. Fiesta caters to these customers with a large selection of foods and ingredients that are generally not available at a typical grocery store. Fiesta stores also often include several other stores owned by independent operators, such as discount jewelry and banking . Fiesta also operates Fiesta Liquor Stores, where only alcohol
180-509: A subcompact car by Ford MS SeaFrance Cézanne or MS Fiesta , a cross-channel ferry operated by SNCF MS Stena Fantasia or MS Fiesta , a cross-channel ferry operated by Sealink and Stena Line, now known as the Wawel Other uses [ edit ] Fiesta (apple) , an apple cultivar Fiesta (dinnerware) , the line of Homer Laughlin China Co. dinnerware Fiesta (magazine) ,
200-405: A subcompact car by Ford MS SeaFrance Cézanne or MS Fiesta , a cross-channel ferry operated by SNCF MS Stena Fantasia or MS Fiesta , a cross-channel ferry operated by Sealink and Stena Line, now known as the Wawel Other uses [ edit ] Fiesta (apple) , an apple cultivar Fiesta (dinnerware) , the line of Homer Laughlin China Co. dinnerware Fiesta (magazine) ,
220-501: A yearly Christian religious celebration of a patron saint or virgin Fiesta San Antonio , a 10-day event held every April in San Antonio, Texas St. Peter's Fiesta , a five-day festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts Fiestas de Santa Fe , a festival held in Santa Fe, New Mexico Film and television [ edit ] Fiesta (1941 film) , an American film by LeRoy Prinz Fiesta (1947 film) , an MGM film starring Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán Fiesta (1995 film),
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#1732852536435240-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages fiesta [REDACTED] Look up fiesta or fiestas in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fiesta (Spanish for "religious feast", "festival", or "party") may refer to: Events [ edit ] Patronal festival ( fiesta patronal ),
260-552: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fiesta Mart The chain is best known for stocking Hispanic groceries, and also serves hot cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner; Allison Wollam of the Houston Business Journal said "The company has been successful at targeting the Hispanic market and specifically catering to their needs and shopping styles." Bernie Murphy,
280-450: Is sold. In 1972, Donald Bonham and O.C. Mendenhall started Fiesta; neither of the men had Hispanic ethnic backgrounds. Bonham had farmed in Belize and Guatemala and supervised the creation of a Chilean supermarket chain. When Bonham returned to Texas, he believed that Houston-area businesses did not adequately cater to Mexican Americans , a large segment of the city's population. Bonham opened
300-693: The Levit family, the owners of Grocers Supply, sold Fiesta to Acon Investments, a company based in Washington, DC . California-based Bodega Latina and its Mexican parent company Chedraui acquired Fiesta Mart from Acon in April 2018. The headquarters is on Wirt Road, on the property of Store #8 in Spring Branch, Houston . The headquarters was in the Cottage Grove area of Houston for many many years. The property
320-469: The chain developed, its clientele became larger and included second and third-generation Hispanics. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Fiesta operated a very large supermarket and general goods store, an early version of modern supercenters like Walmart Supercenter or SuperTarget, at the southwest side of the intersection of I-45 and Texas State Highway NASA Road 1 in Webster, TX. This store was targeted towards
340-515: The first Fiesta, which catered exclusively to Hispanic Americans , in the Near Northside . As the demographics of Houston changed, by the late 1970s Fiesta added African, Indian, Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese items. By the mid-1980s Fiesta had 15 stores. By 1989 the stores also featured items catering to African Americans and Thai Americans . By that year Fiesta had $ 420 million in annual sales, including $ 25 million in apparel sales. As
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400-486: The surrounding community, which was one of the more affluent Houston suburbs. It featured a large, sloped hydroponic garden along the north wall. The floor space was slowly sold off in portions in the 1990s. [1] As of 2011, the location is now called the NASA Value Center Shopping Center and has no Fiesta presence. In 1994, Fiesta acquired four locations sold by Appletree Markets . In 1998 Fiesta made
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