: Headquartered in Los Angeles, where it was started 140 years ago, Smart & Final Stores LLC operates nearly 250 grocery and foodservice stores under the Smart & Final , Smart & Final..., frozen foods, dairy, deli and grocery basics like cereal, yogurt, bread and snacks. The stores also include sections for baby food and diapers and health and beauty care. Click...

Hellman, Jacob Haas and Bernard Cohn from launching a new grocery business. Housed in a two-story brick building on Los Angeles Street, Hellman, Haas Grocery Co. sold necessities... Grocery Company, which was founded in 1912 and mainly supplied feed and grain to local farmers, was sold in 1914 to J.S. "Jim" Smart, a banker from Saginaw, Michigan. Jim was then joined... 1919, sales surged to $10 million. The grocery industry was also changing. As retail grocers gained strength, many were negotiating discounts directly with manufacturers, avoiding...