ALANCO's Fry Guy Expands into Wal-Mart
Supercenters
Business Wire - October 28, 1997 08:00
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1997--Alanco Environmental
Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ALAN) Tuesday announced that because of the success of the
Fry Guy food services program in more than 1,300 Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) discount
stores, the program now has been introduced into 58 Wal-Mart Supercenter locations.
"Fry Guy has been a wonderful addition to Wal-Mart snack bars across the nation," said
Susan Farr, director of food services for Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart has 1,922 Wal-Mart stores, 407 Supercenters, and 442 Sam's Clubs.
Edward Maley, chief executive officer of Alanco, said, "We expect to add additional Fry Guy
locations in Wal-Mart through growth and conversion of other programs. Additional growth
for Fry Guy in Wal-Mart will be generated by the increase in menu items available and
increased volume as customers sample our private-label SGT. FRY foods, discover their high
quality and delicious taste, and come back again and again.
"Meanwhile our growth beyond Wal-Mart continues on a number of different fronts. Salubre
Foods continues to sign up new distributors of the Fry Guy program in the independent retail
market place."
Last month Alanco announced the Fry Guy food services program had begun rolling out to
Mann Theatres in Colorado and California. Motion picture theaters represent a new venue for
the quick and convenient Fry Guy food services program.
The Fry Guy Integrated Food Services Marketing Program supplies a patented,
self-ventilating fryer in a convenient counter top unit that requires little shelf space and
operates on 110-volt power. Under the private label SGT. FRY, Fry Guy provides end users
the finest quality finger food products in conjunction with prominent food suppliers as its
strategic partners. These include Tyson Foods, Anchor Foods, and the Lamb Weston division
of Beatrice Foods, with cooking oil provided by Cargill. "THANKS BUTCH" JERRY |
