United Supermarkets & Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages team up to stock Lubbock lake with more than 1,000 trout

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  December 19, 2024

United Supermarkets & Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages team up to stock Lubbock lake with more than 1,000 trout

LUBBOCK, Texas —United Supermarkets and Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages partnered to purchase more than 1,000 trout to restock the lake at McCullough Park. With help from the City of Lubbock and Texas Parks and Wildlife, anglers across Lubbock will have an opportunity to fish a newly stocked lake.

On December 10, representatives with The United Family, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, the City of Lubbock and Texas Parks and Wildlife along with community members gathered to relocate the trout to their new home.

Wes Graves, store director for United Supermarkets on 82nd and Boston Avenue, was the driving force behind United’s involvement in this donation. He and his son, Fisher, are part of the fishing community in Lubbock and hope this gets folks out of the house and into nature.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate with several organizations to help make this happen for our neighbors,” Graves said. “There is a huge community of people who love to fish in Lubbock, and we hope this gives kids and adults alike a reason to get out of the house and into nature.”

For more information about the work Texas Parks & Wildlife does stocking lakes across the state, visit their website.

Media Contacts: 

Joey Marcades                                                                                            Abie Rampy 

 Communications Manager                                                              Director of Public Relations 

C: 806.281.8078                                                                                      C: 806.438.1194 

  jmarcades@unitedtexas.com                                                          abie.rampy@unitedtexas.com 

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About The United Family^®

In its 109th year of operation, United Supermarkets, LLC – d.b.a. The United Family® – is a Texas-based grocery chain with stores in 54 communities across Texas and New Mexico. A self-distributing company with headquarters and distribution centers in Lubbock, The United Family currently operates 100 retail grocery stores under four unique banners: United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, and Albertsons Market. It also operates 40 convenience stores under three unique banners: United Express, Market Street Express, and Albertsons Market Express. The United Family also includes ancillary operations R.C. Taylor Distributing, USM Manufacturing, and Llano Logistics. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albertsons Companies, Inc. For more information, please visit www.theunitedfamily.com.