IronTiger Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 From KBTX...Locally Owned Grocery Store Changes Hands Save Email Print Posted: 5:01 PM Oct 16, 2008Its new ownership and a new name for a local business, but the new owner says all of the employees will keep their jobs.The Appletree Market in Bryan, at 29th Street and Briarcrest Drive changed hands earlier this month. Next year, it will change names.New owner Jim Lewis says the store will become "Village Foods", and will carry more natural and organic food options.The Appletree on highway 21, will not change ownership.Lewis has owned the Briarcrest Drive building the Appletree operated out of for more than a decade.He said taking over the business was beneficial to both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 From KBTX...Locally Owned Grocery Store Changes Hands Save Email Print Posted: 5:01 PM Oct 16, 2008Its new ownership and a new name for a local business, but the new owner says all of the employees will keep their jobs.The Appletree Market in Bryan, at 29th Street and Briarcrest Drive changed hands earlier this month. Next year, it will change names.New owner Jim Lewis says the store will become "Village Foods", and will carry more natural and organic food options.The Appletree on highway 21, will not change ownership.Lewis has owned the Briarcrest Drive building the Appletree operated out of for more than a decade.He said taking over the business was beneficial to both parties.life is tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I didn't even know that the AppleTree name still existed in grocery store form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Appletree closed all the Houston stores years ago, then cut a local one in about 2004 or 2005 that sat vacant a few years before the plaza was redeveloped. Apparently, there's an AppleTree on SH-21 that is STILL GOING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcj0618 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Appletree closed all the Houston stores years ago, then cut a local one in about 2004 or 2005 that sat vacant a few years before the plaza was redeveloped. Apparently, there's an AppleTree on SH-21 that is STILL GOING!The AppleTree on Briarcrest is still open and will remain open through the name change next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Appletree closed all the Houston stores years ago, then cut a local one in about 2004 or 2005 that sat vacant a few years before the plaza was redeveloped. Apparently, there's an AppleTree on SH-21 that is STILL GOING! We still have Appletrees in Houston? Where have I been? I thougth they were just another vestige of my youth like Lewis & Coker or Continental Finer Foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 We still have Appletrees in Houston? Where have I been? I thougth they were just another vestige of my youth like Lewis & Coker or Continental Finer Foods. You don't. The reference to SH-21 refers to in Brazos County. Sorry about the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Village Foods Celebrates Grand OpeningKBTX.comReporter: Meredith Stancik"What we are trying to do with Village Foods is to give people an opportunity to purchase the normal items that you have always purchased in this store, but we want to make sure that those items are still here and you walk out feeling that this is your store," Jim Lewis, owner of Village Foods said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Appletree ?? I still remember when they were Safeways.Reminds me... Best Joke Ever !!!!How do you fit an elephant into a Safeway Bag ?!?!?You take the S off of Safe and the F out of Way !!*drum Riff * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRanch1 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 We still have Appletrees in Houston? Where have I been? I thougth they were just another vestige of my youth like Lewis & Coker or Continental Finer Foods. H.E.B. actually has their Houston Regional Offices in the old AppleTree Corporate office off of beltway 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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