Brookshire Grocery Company is a regional family-owned grocery business that employs more than 15,000 individuals throughout Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The company operates more than 180 stores under the Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, FRESH by Brookshire’s and Spring Market banners, along with three distribution centers and a corporate office.


Brookshire Grocery Company is a regional family-owned grocery business that employs more than 15,000 individuals throughout Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The company operates more than 180 stores under the Brookshire’s, Super 1 Foods, FRESH by Brookshire’s and Spring Market banners, along with three distribution centers and a corporate office.
OUR CULTURE
OUR CULTURE


At BGC, a primary focus is on people. “Partner” is the term we use to describe all employees because of our belief that we are all partners working toward the common goal of making BGC successful. Our partners are our most valuable assets. We strive to create a work environment that makes each partner proud to serve at BGC. We do this by providing opportunities for development, soliciting partner feedback to better understand how we can improve the partner experience, and recognizing partners annually for their job performance. The company also invests back into our partners through bonuses and incentives.

BGC is a family-owned, Christian company and partners can expect for meetings to begin with a prayer, followed by the company’s core values, mission and vision statements. One of our company’s core values is ‘The Team Matters,’ and this is evident throughout the company. You often hear partners refer to their co-workers as their “BGC family,” because our partners truly care about each other, like family.


At BGC, a primary focus is on people. “Partner” is the term we use to describe all employees because of our belief that we are all partners working toward the common goal of making BGC successful. Our partners are our most valuable assets. We strive to create a work environment that makes each partner proud to serve at BGC. We do this by providing opportunities for development, soliciting partner feedback to better understand how we can improve the partner experience, and recognizing partners annually for their job performance. The company also invests back into our partners through bonuses and incentives.

BGC is a family-owned, Christian company and partners can expect for meetings to begin with a prayer, followed by the company’s core values, mission and vision statements. One of our company’s core values is ‘The Team Matters,’ and this is evident throughout the company. You often hear partners refer to their co-workers as their “BGC family,” because our partners truly care about each other, like family.

BENEFITS & PARTNER PERKS

The company strives to be an employer of choice by offering rich benefits that include medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, paid-time off, stock ownership, a 401K retirement plan, and incentive plans. In addition, BGC established its Partners Care Fund in 2018 to provide assistance to employees in time of need.

BGC also offers several non-traditional benefits, including:

  • Weekly employee discount
  • 205-acre recreational facility on Lake Palestine
  • Educational scholarships
  • Savings on hotels, car rentals and cell phone providers
  • Gym and health club discounts

  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

    Our company strives to engage partners of all backgrounds and celebrates individuality. We continuously take proactive measures to develop additional strategies, policies and processes that promote diversity and inclusion for everyone at BGC. The company has a Diversity and Inclusion council that is focused on implementing programs and initiatives that support and celebrate diversity. We also recognize our partners who have taken actions to further diversity and inclusion in the workplace and their community through our annual Diversity and Inclusion Champion awards.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Our company strives to engage partners of all backgrounds and celebrates individuality. We continuously take proactive measures to develop additional strategies, policies and processes that promote diversity and inclusion for everyone at BGC. The company has a Diversity and Inclusion council that is focused on implementing programs and initiatives that support and celebrate diversity. We also recognize our partners who have taken actions to further diversity and inclusion in the workplace and their community through our annual Diversity and Inclusion Champion awards.

JOB GROWTH

It’s important to us that our partners have opportunities to grow their career. In 2019, we promoted over 2,600 partners! While retail companies traditionally have high turnover, 28% of our employee-partners have been with us for over 20 years and 75% for more than 2 years.

Here are a few ways we provide opportunities to grow your career at BGC:

  • Internal job postings for partners companywide
  • Identified career paths for retail partners
  • Leadership developmental workshops (like our Leadership Academy pictured)
  • Scholarship and internship opportunities
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    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

    Partners volunteer approximately 20,000 hours annually, and BGC assists hundreds of charitable organizations that support hunger relief, education, health, child and family wellbeing, and military heroes and first responders. This year, BGC has donated more than $1.2 million to food banks across the more than 150 communities it serves, which will provide more than 9.6 million meals for families in East Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. BGC also hosts two annual races – the FRESH 15 in Tyler, Texas, and the Heroes Run in Shreveport, La., which have raised over $1 million for charities.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Partners volunteer approximately 20,000 hours annually, and BGC assists hundreds of charitable organizations that support hunger relief, education, health, child and family wellbeing, and military heroes and first responders. This year, BGC has donated more than $1.2 million to food banks across the more than 150 communities it serves, which will provide more than 9.6 million meals for families in East Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. BGC also hosts two annual races – the FRESH 15 in Tyler, Texas, and the Heroes Run in Shreveport, La., which have raised over $1 million for charities.

AWARD-WINNING COMPANY

BGC is certified as a Great Place to Work™, which means that at least 6.5 out of 10 employees have a consistently positive experience. Every year, the company nominates multiple outstanding partners, and many receive industry recognition. This year, one of our Store Directors was recognized as a Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Store Manager of the Year, a Produce Manager was selected as a United Fresh grand prize winner, a Store Director and Marketing Banner Supervisor were named Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer, and multiple people and programs were recognized by National Grocers Association. Our Company was also recognized in 2019 as a Forbes Best-in-State Workplace in Texas.

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