H-E-B donated 15 trailers of food to local food banks and $3 million to local charities and organizations to conduct coronavirus research. The grocery chain also gave $2 raises to its hourly employees during the pandemic. Photo Courtesy of H-E-B Credit: Courtesy of H-E-B

H-E-B has landed the top spot on Food & Wine‘s new 10 Best Supermarkets in America list. And the collective response from a lot of Texans was “duh.”

After all, many of us already know just how exceptional the SA-based grocery giant is at everything from marketing to catering to local tastes. Not to mention, the company gained new fans for supporting its frontline employees during the pandemic.

“What was already good — the affordable prices on a wide range of high-quality own-brand products, the in-store tortillerias, the excellent curbside pickup program — seemed even more important now,” writer David Landsel wrote of H-E-B in Food & Wine.

Citing the company’s readiness to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, and a quick, effective update to a company-wide emergency plan it had already used during previous disasters, Landsel sings the praises of the grocery giant, giving it the top spot on the list.

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This article appears in Jul 1-14, 2020.

Nina Rangel uses nearly 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry to tell the stories of movers and shakers in the food scene in San Antonio. As the Food + Nightlife Editor for the San Antonio...